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Quandel Consultants has named Randy Grauberger Senior Rail Consultant Railway Age recently featured Quandel’s newest Senior Rail Consultant, Randy Grauberger. We want to thank Railway Age for highlighting our latest team member! Click here to read original article, or continue below for an excerpt. Railway Age, July 6, 2021, written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor“Grauberger

The Michigan Accelerated Rail Project enhances mobility in Michigan through rail infrastructure improvements between Dearborn and Kalamazoo. Quandel Consultants served as a program management consultant for MDOT’s Office of Rail. The project team successfully managed a $400 million budget over eight years to enhance state-supported Amtrak by increasing train speeds up to 110mph.   Project

Quandel Consultants Names Three Senior Directors National Planning and Engineering Firm Promotes Longtime Employees CHICAGO – Chicago rail and transit firm Quandel Consultants has elevated three employees to the role of Senior Director – Daniel Schulte, Melanie Johnson and Laura Quandel. Quandel Consultants, Inc. is an employee-owned company, planning and engineering the nation’s transportation systems,

Former WisDOT Leader David M. Simon to Guide Business Development

CHICAGO, Dec. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — National rail and transit firm Quandel Consultants has opened an office in Washington, D.C., led by transportation executive Sandy Bushue. She is the former Acting and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration and has served as Deputy Director of the Congressional National Commission on Intermodal Transportation. Bushue, who

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) held its 4th Annual High-Speed Rail Policy Forum on November 29th in Washington, D.C. Leaders from the high speed rail industry around the country and world attended the forum and heard presentations on Innovative Financing and advocacy strategies in high-speed rail, enjoyed a lively discussion of on-time performance, and

During his tenure as Chair of the APTA high-speed and intercity passenger rail committee, Charlie Quandel championed for a study evaluating the tangible benefits of high-speed rail. After Years of development, the study Framework for Assessing the Return on Investment from High-Speed and Intercity Rail Projects has been released. Click here to access the executive

July 19, 2017 – Maggie Lancaster – RT&S – James R. Push, James LeVan and Dean Smith have joined Quandel Consultants. The company says it’s added the three veteran engineers to its team this spring in order to “further enhance the firm’s expertise and client offerings.” “We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Push, Mr.

July 10, 2017 – Chicago-based Quandel Consultants recently added three engineers to its staff: James R. Push, chief transportation engineer; James LeVan, senior transportation engineer; and Dean Smith, senior structural engineer. Push, LeVan and Smith add a combined 68 years of experience to the railroad and transit consultancy. Click here to read full article

June 29, 2017 – Anitra Schulte, Strategy.Ink- CHICAGO – Quandel Consultants added three veteran engineers to its team this spring, further enhancing the firm’s expertise and client offerings. New leaders joining the Chicago-based railroad and transit consultancy include James R. Push, P.E. (Chief Transportation Engineer), James LeVan, P.E., PTOE (Senior Transportation Engineer) and Dean Smith,