Mass Transit

Bay Area Rapid Transit System

The Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is a rapid transit rail system which provides service to passengers in San Francisco, Contra Costa, and Alameda Counties. The system includes 34 passenger stations and approximately 75 miles of double t

HSQ Technology has worked extensively with BART on its new expansion projects. This included designing and installing a Station Communications and SCADA System to support both the existing BART System, as well as the new BART System facilities. <

BART Sequential Occupancy Release System (SORS)

HSQ will furnish, install and provide startup and testing of replacement SORS equipment. HSQ will also remove the existing SORS equipment (25 years old) at 17 BART District Stations, with an option for 8 additional existing stations. This equipme

SCVTA Tasman West Corridor

The Tasman West Light Rail Project is an expansion of the Guadalupe Corridor Light Rail System of Santa Clara County, California. The extension added approximately twenty miles of commuter rail line to the existing tracks. 

HSQ supplied a new Operational Control Center (OCC), new SCADA system, new Public Address system, Station Variable Message boards, maintenance telephones, additional monitoring and control RTUs, and a fiber optic based, state-of-the-art communica

SCVTA Guadalupe Corridor

The Guadalupe Corridor Project upgrades the equipment of 34 existing Light Rail Stations, adds communication systems to two new stations, and modifies the equipment at the Operations and Control Center (OCC), provided by HSQ as part of the Tasman

The retrofit work at the 34 existing stations includes replacement of the existing T1 PCM Carrier backbone system with a new fiber optic cable transmission system, and a new OC-3 Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) to provide voice and data commu

The existing SCADA and communication equipment at the 34 stations will be removed and replaced with new PLCs, Visual Message Boards, Maintenance Telephones, and Public Address equipment. VTA-supplied Ticket Vending Machines will also be installed

At the two new passenger stations, similar equipment will be installed so that all locations have the same capabilities.

To ensure the entire system functions seamlessly, modifications to the head-end equipment, including SCADA software changes, will be made to allow for comprehensive operation.

Staten Island Transit Project

HSQ Technology, as a subcontractor to Halmar Builders, is supplying a SCADA and communications system.

HSQ Technology will be providing a SONET Network consisting of nine nodes.  The system provides the media for carrying both voice and data from the 22 stations to the control center located at the St. George Substation.  The fiber optic

The SCADA System consists of two workstations located at the St. George control center.  One is the operating workstation, and the other is a backup.   Located at each of the substations is a Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) to monitor,

Las Vegas Area Computer Traffic Signal Upgrade

HSQ recently completed the Las Vegas Area Computer Traffic Signal Upgrade for the Nevada Department of Transportation. The upgraded system allows Las Vegas traffic control personnel to actively monitor traffic at over 40 intersections and highway

The upgrade included installation of over 15 miles of underground copper and fiber cable, installation of over 100 twisted wire video transmission units, testing over 30 miles of existing cable and the system integration; all of which were comple

CALTRAIN, Joint Peninsula Board, San Mateo, CA.

HSQ Technology is providing an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Compliance upgrade of seven key stations for CALTRAIN , Joint Peninsula Board, San Mateo, California. This is a commuter rail line.