Delivering new and sustainable forms of transportation, the professionals at AECOM are leading the development of high-speed rail networks worldwide that integrate with highway and aviation systems to meet today’s global transportation mobility challenges and provide for future growth.
The company plans, designs and implements complex, integrated systems that include the latest technologies for its clients’ high-speed rail programs. AECOM’s technical resources leverage its project experience and the latest design tools to drive forward a new wave of safe, efficient and environmentally sensitive high-speed rail systems that promote livable and connected communities, reduce highway and aviation congestion, encourage energy independence and efficiency, and help address global climate change.
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AECOM is currently providing services for the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s 800-mile high-speed rail line that will be capable of reaching speeds up to 220 mph and connect to various California cities, including San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Diego. The firm is also providing services for Amtrak’s 425-mile Northeast Corridor High-Speed Rail Feasibility study.
AECOM’s experience incorporates such key skills as: planning and alternatives analysis; environmental impact statements; ridership forecasting; operations planning; operations and maintenance analyses; track and systems engineering; maintenance facilities and equipment design; stations programming and design; and control center design. Other services include vertical circulation and pedestrian simulation, structures and tunneling, construction management and alternative delivery.
According to Engineering-News Record’s Top 500 Design Firms Sourcebook, AECOM’s experts are No. 1 in Transportation — and have maintained this standard of excellence for 12 consecutive years.
The plan outlines funding for transit operations, capital projects, and freight and passenger rail initiatives, as state officials seek public input on priorities shaping mobility and infrastructure across the Commonwealth.
Under Secretary Duffy, the grant program’s revamped criteria will prioritize safety; the American family; and workforce development, job quality, and wealth creation, according to a press release.
The agencies, San Diego MTS and NCTD - San Diego Railroad, which share a fare system (PRONTO), proposed the changes to help address their respective financial sustainability strategies.
The ATP board’s approval of the KAP team enables ATP to begin pre-construction activities, including advancing design, initiating permitting, and preparing the site for future construction.
The railroad has issued a formal request for proposals to manufacturers for more than 800 new passenger railcars that will serve 14 long-distance routes nationwide.
The delivery marks the first car in a 374‑vehicle order and begins the arrival of a new generation of higher‑capacity, more reliable, and more comfortable trains for one of the country’s busiest commuter rail systems.
BART recorded 5,403,140 exits in March, making it the highest monthly ridership since the pandemic and surpassing the previous high set in October 2025 (5,346,890 exits).
The station was rebuilt as part of SEPTA’s Station Accessibility Program, making it fully ADA accessible with new elevators, ramps, and high-level platforms.
