Current Projects

In April of 2024, Vanalt Electrical Construction received Notice to Proceed (NTP) from AMTRAK for the Bryn Mawr Substation Construction Project. The existing Bryn Mawr Substation is a 12 kV Switching Station located between Zoo and Paoli substations. The project consists of the demolition of the existing switching station and procurement, construction, testing and installation of new substation equipment to support future 138 kV transmission lines. 

From initial mobilization in November of 2024 through March of 2026, Vanalt & subcontractors have completed nearly all civil work for the project inclusive of the removal of existing abandoned equipment/structures, development of substation ground grid & retaining wall and installation of 12 & 138 kV Foundations. Vanalt has also erected structural steel and installed associated components for both 12 kV Bus Gantries & Low-Side Transformer Structures. 

Currently, Vanalt & subcontractor Bencardino Excavating are progressing with installation of trough and construction of Trolley Tie Structures T-235 & T-236. In the near-term, Vanalt anticipates receiving and installing the Prefabricated Control House, which will provide control, monitoring, and protection systems for the substation.
 

The Portal North Bridge, procured by Amtrak and New Jersey Transit, seeks out to eliminate a major bottleneck on Amtrak`s Northeast Corridor. The project coming in at $1.6 billion dollars, awarded to Skanska-Traylor JV, can be noted as one of largest railway infrastructure projects in the nation at this time. It encompasses the construction of a new two-track bridge and roughly five miles of new tracks, signaling and interlockings.

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Vanalt in JV with Daidone Electric was subcontracted to install most of the new high & low voltage systems across the project. Vanalt’s scope involves the installation of roughly 35 miles of new 138kV transmission lines, 12kV catenary systems, 12kV traction power feeders, 6.9kV signal power lines, 480V lighting cables, grounding cables, and 23 various aerial switch arrangements for the 6.9kV signal and 12kV traction power systems. Vanalt over the past 2+ years, through intense project coordination and challenges, has completed the installation of all transmission lines, signal power lines and aerial switch arrangements under stringent outages and access protection. Most of the catenary systems, traction power feeders, signal power lines, lighting cables, and switches are currently completed allowing Skanska-Traylor to meet a major milestone in the project early, bringing the new Track 3 into service ahead of schedule.

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Work is currently ongoing for the installation, testing, and commissioning of overhead catenary systems and switch arrangements for the Track 2 cut-over in Fall of 2026.

The Wayne Junction Static Frequency Converter project encompasses the design, supply, construction, testing, and commissioning of one new static frequency converter (SFC) systems and the demolition and replacement of 3 existing SFC systems. Vanalt is the Electrical Prime Contractor (EC) as well as the Coordinating Contractor with 3 other Prime Contracts (GC, MC, & SFCC), overseeing the entire project from start to finish. The timeline for this replacement is sequenced, with each SFC commissioned individually to ensure ongoing electrification support for the former Reading Railroad system. The input of the SFCs is 13.2 kV, 60 Hz, 3-phase, and the output is 36/24/12 kV, 25 Hz, single phase.

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The project includes adding a new SFC #4 and replacing SFC #1, #2, and #3 in successive phases and. Each installation is integrated as commissioning completes, maintaining compatibility with other online SFCs. The SFC installations also involve control room modifications, new open-air bus systems for the 60 Hz and 25 Hz Filter Yards, electrical duct bank installation from the 230 kV control building, and additional electrical equipment.

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As of early March 2026, the new SFC #4 is fully operational. This includes a new 60 Hz and 25 Hz Filter Yard, a new building attached to the existing SFC building, the SFC itself, control room modifications, duct bank installations, and other electrical equipment such as the isolation switch, protective relays, and auxiliary contacts. Vanalt is currently replacing SFC #2, with its demolition being fully complete. Demolition includes both Filter Yards, removal of existing 34+ ton transformers in each yard, the old SFC, connections to the 230 kV building, and the removal of other electrical components. The foundation in the Bay Area for the 60 Hz and 25 Hz side is being made, along with the cable tray in the basement of SFC #2. Proper grounding is being constructed as well, with outside grounding between the Filter Yards & SFC utilizing Cadwelding, and inside a mechanical connection. Coring of holes between the main floor and basement provides future cable & grounding connections, as well as coring between the SFC walls and Filter Yards.

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