New York - USA (01/19/2010) A consortium, led by the Siemens Mobility Division and that includes the Invensys Rail Corporation and D/A Builders LCC, signed a contract with the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH), to upgrade the rail system connecting New Jersey, both Newark and Hoboken, and downtown Manhattan (in New York City). Thanks to the implementation of CBTC (Communication-based Train Control), the intervals between the trains will be reduced and more trains can use the same track. The new system, based on the communication of data between rail vehicles and track-side equipment by radio (WLAN - Wireless LAN), will increase the passenger capacity (from 240,000 passengers to 290,000 passengers per day), the safety and the reliability of the rail system, while reducing ongoing maintenance costs. The contract is €224 million (US $321 million) worthy and the project is expected to be completed by 2017.