PGH Wong Engineering, Inc. is a full service engineering and architecture consulting firm specializing in the implementation of large, complex infrastructure projects.

PGH Wong Engineering, Inc. and its Staff worked or are working on the following:

• First Modern Rapid Transit System in the USA  –  San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART)  –  1971
• First Rapid Transit System in Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sao Paulo Metro)  –  1972
• First Rapid Transit System in Atlanta, Georgia  –  Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)  –  1973
• First Rapid Transit System in Caracas, Venezuela (Caracas de Metro)  –  1975
• First Modern Light Rail Transit System in the USA  –  San Diego  –   1977
• First Light Rail Transit System in St. Louis, MO  –  1990
• First High-Speed Rail System in South Korea  –  1991
• First Light Rail Transit System in Monterey, Mexico (Metrorrey)  –  1992
• First Light Rail Transit Project in Salt Lake City  –  1995  (Completed one year ahead of schedule in time for the Winter Olympic Games in 2002)
• First Transit Rail Project in Honolulu, Hawaii ($8.6 billion, 20-mile, 21-station system) –  2014
• First High-Speed Rail Project in the USA between Fresno and Madera, California ($77 billion Project from San Francisco to Los Angeles  –  2014
• First Engineer of Record for the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Program (Caltrain) to electrify 50 miles of commuter rail with 25 kV catenary system between San Francisco and San Jose, California   –  2016
• First Alternative to Conventional BART (eBART)  –  2018
• First to launch “Engineers of the Future”  –  A workforce development program implemented under Valley Metro and PGH Wong for the South Central Light Rail Extension.  This free mentorship program focuses on the development of 7^th & 8^th grade students in the disadvantaged area of South Central Phoenix, AZ to become Engineers  –  2018
• First Innovative tunnel concept using single-bore technology for transit in the USA on the 6.5-mile, 4-station BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project in San Jose – 2019

PGH Engineering, Inc. Founder, Chairman & CEO Peter Wong:

• First in his family to achieve Bachelor’s & Master’s Degrees in Engineering – 1970 & 1972
• First from Ba Town, Fiji (Population 2,000 in 1965), to achieve Bachelor’s & Master’s Degrees in Engineering
• First from Fiji to launch an Engineering Consulting Firm in the USA  –  1985

PGH Wong Engineering Inc. and its Staff implemented the following:

• First Chopper-Controlled Vehicles in the World  –  BART  –  1972
• First Modern Fare Collection System in the World  –  BART  –  1972
• First Modern Train Control System in the World  –  BART  –  1972
• First Prefabricated Traction Power Substations for Transit Operation in the World  –  San Diego  –  1977. This has since become the standard for light rail transit systems in the World.
• First Dry-Type Rectifier-Transformers on rail transit systems  –  San Diego  –  1977
• First in the USA to conduct comprehensive short-circuit tests along the trackway, San Diego  –  1980. There were no data available to substantiate that the short-circuit calculations were full-proof.
• First use of Contactors instead of Circuit Breakers on Transit Systems, San Diego  –  1982
• First Prefabricated Traction Power Substations for Heavy Rail Transit Operation in the USA  –  BART  –  1985.
• First Low-Profile Catenary System. This concept has been adopted by other Engineers  –  1986.
• First Thyristor-Controlled Traction Power Substations in the USA  –  manufactured, factory tested, installed, field tested, and commissioned  –  Dallas Area Rapid Transit System (DART)  –  1992
• First Communications-Based Train Control System in the World  –  San Francisco International Airport (SFO) AirTrain  –  1995

Dates shown are either when engineering commenced or when revenue commenced.