Ansaldo STS USA Pens $11.8M WMATA Contract

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Mon May 11, 2009 4:00pm EDT 

PITTSBURGH, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansaldo STS USA has signed a contract with
the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to replace an
existing interlocking on their Silver Spring Station. 

The interlocking upgrade is the first step of a new WMATA effort to refurbish
their existing system with a seamless transfer, hot standby MicroLok(R) II
interlocking controller for vital and non-vital functionality.

The project incorporates several "firsts" for WMATA, including the use of
metal housing structures in place of constructed rooms, a distributed RTU
(Remote Terminal Unit) arrangement, the first piece of fiber optic-connected
vital communications and the use of LCD local control panels.

"This upgrade represents WMATA's commitment to quality service for their
customers," said Dr. Alan E. Calegari, president and CEO of Ansaldo STS USA,
"and we are proud to be selected as a partner to help them achieve their
goal."

www.ansaldo-sts.com

SOURCE  Ansaldo STS USA

Joanne L. Harris, +1-412-688-2200, or Fax, +1-412-688-2589; or
Russell.Glorioso@ansaldo-sts.us
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