ARINC Awarded Voice Equipment Contract by New York's Metro North Railroad

Annapolis, Maryland—Metro-North Railroad (MNR), one of the largest commuter railroads in North America, has selected ARINC Incorporated to design, furnish, and install new voice communications equipment for its rail operations dispatching functions.

ARINC will supply electronic voice switching and dispatch consoles manufactured by Zetron, Inc. of Redmond, Washington.

The work is part of a comprehensive refreshment of the railroad’s communications and control systems infrastructure. The installation is scheduled for completion in late 2008.

“ARINC is excited to provide Metro-North with the Zetron system for efficient voice switching and dispatch. This installation will help complete their systems upgrade initiative,” stated Thomas Powell, ARINC Director, Business Development, Surface Transportation & Security Systems. “We are pleased to be partnering with Zetron and Metro-North to deliver a state-of-the-art communications system.” 

ARINC Incorporated, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, provides communications, engineering and integration solutions for commercial, defense and government customers worldwide. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland with regional offices in London and Singapore, ARINC is ISO 9001certified.

Release: 07-178

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