Curtis Engineering Consulting Services, Inc. is a Railroad Engineering firm with significant contributions in the Freight and Passenger Vehicle Transportation industry. With projects around the nation, consulting services include:
- Railroad Engineering Oversight
- Railroad Project Management
- Railroad Project Planning
- Railroad Proposal Evaluation
- Vehicle Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Engineering Evaluation
- Structural Assessment & Wreck Repair
- Railroad Specification Preparation & Evaluation
- Patents
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- Railroad Supplier Evaluation
- Manufacturing Liaison
- Customer Liaison
- Railroad Testing Support
- Railroad Inspection Services
- Railroad Equipment Appraisal
- Marketing Studies
- Litigation Support
- Patent Infringement
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Principal, Richard D. Curtis, PE, is a Professional Engineer, Consultant, and Technical Expert with over 40 years of significant contributions in the Freight and Passenger Vehicle Transportation industry. His experience includes design, development, procurement, leasing, operation and maintenance of locomotives, freight cars, and rail passenger cars (intercity, commuter, transit & light rail). As a technical consultant to MBTA, CTA, NYCT, WMATA, Phoenix Valley Metro, NICTD, UTA, BART, CALTRANS, IDOT, and many more, Mr. Curtis has provided technical expertise in an oversight role to:
- Ensure that the design, manufacture, and testing during new car contracts met all necessary requirements
- Ensure that the design, overhaul, and testing on overhaul contracts met all necessary requirements
- Solve difficult maintenance and operational problems
- Design Cars on transit, commuter, and intercity passenger car contracts
Mr. Curtis has also been responsible for industry leading innovative design and development on Double Stack Intermodal Cars, Auto Rack Technology, RoadRailer®, Unit Train Coal Cars, Covered Hoppers, and Heavy Duty Special Purpose Cars.
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