JMA’s Annual Firm Training Day: Building Skills, Connections, and Momentum! January 8, 2025 JMA’s annual Firm Training Day was a perfect mix of learning, collaboration, and lighthearted fun! The team came together to dive into JMA’s processes, share knowledge, and explore new tools and technology through engaging staff-led demos. The day included our very own JMA-style Family Feud show, with crowd-pleaser categories like ‘Top Phrases Used by Jon’ and ‘Rail Design.’ Firm Training Day is an important opportunity for JMA to connect as a team, recharge, and set the foundation for achieving our goals and initiatives in the year ahead. Thank you for all those in attendance and special thanks to the admin team for putting it all together. Team Poses at the Beautiful Village 360 Ari, Araceli, and Ethan Ethan Gives Closing Statement Jon Demonstrates New GPS Receiver Use JMA’s Own Family Feud Show Fun
JMA Attends SYSTRA-TYPSA Open House in Sacramento December 13, 2024 Jon Marshall, P.E. and Ethan J. Hartsell had a great time at SYSTRA–TYPSA‘s Open House in Sacramento, building connections with the Track and Overhead Contact Systems (OCS) project team for the CA High-Speed Rail Program. JMA looks forward to working together in the new office space to drive impactful progress on this exciting project. JMA’s President, Ethan Hartsell, stands with other CA High-Speed Rail – Track and OCS Project Team Members Jon Marshall and Phil Nguyen of AZTEC
JMA Attends CA High-Speed Rail Fresno Construction Tour October 21, 2024 JMA’s Marketing Manager, Katie Naster, had the privilege of participating in the Fresno Segment Construction Tour for the CA High-Speed Rail Program, showcasing key developments such as the Fresno station area, the Tulare Street grade separation and UPRR shoofly, and the impressive Cedar Viaduct. As a proud SBE partner in the program who led the design of the UPRR shoofly to support the Tulare Street grade separation and is currently completing the schematic design for the Fresno High-Speed Rail Station, JMA was thrilled to receive an invitation. After the tour, Katie attended the WTS-CenCal’s New Frontier Event: High-Speed Rail Women Leading the Way event, where distinguished panelists, including one of our tour guides, Margaret Cederoth, shared insights into the latest progress, upcoming opportunities, and community growth around CA High-Speed Rail and other upcoming rail connections. Katie on Top of the Cedar Viaduct Scaffolding to the Cedar Viaduct CA High-Speed Rail Fresno Construction Tour Aerial Shot of Attendees on the Cedar Viaduct Group Photo
JMA Civil Celebrates Successful Year with Holiday Party at Topgolf December 18, 2023 What a fun day at Topgolf for JMA’s 2023 holiday PAR-tee. Our team is truly the driving force behind every success at JMA and it was great to have them, friends, and their families together to celebrate the holidays and accomplishments from the past year. Happy Holidays and New Year from JMA! Kids open gifts at JMA’s holiday party at Top Golf Araceli and Katie on the Top Golf deck Mohammed and Son Golfing KZ Golfing Jon and Ethan in Festive Holiday Wear
JMA Civil Attend’s Port of Stockton’s 90th Anniversary Celebration October 23, 2023 JMA’s Managing Principal, Jon Marshall, PE and President, Ethan Hartsell, attended the Port of Stockton’s 90th Anniversary Celebration this past Saturday. Having worked with the Port since 2014 providing Track Design and Master Planning services, JMA was honored to celebrate this momentous occasion with the Port. Learn more about our services at the Port: https://www.jmacivil.com/portfolio-item/port-of-stockton-on-call/
CA High-Speed Rail Construction Package 4 – BNSF Shoofly in Operation in Wasco, CA June 14, 2023 The Poso Avenue Shoofly entered operation in 2022 and was designed by JMA as part of the California High-Speed Rail Program’s Construction Package 4 (CP4), supporting the design-build contractor California Rail Builders – a joint venture between Ferrovial Construction and Griffith Company. These tracks are temporary and allow for High-Speed Rail structures to be constructed without disturbing the movement of goods and people. Once High-Speed Rail construction is completed for this segment, the shoofly track is dismantled, and the main track is restored for regular train operations. JMA led the design of two adjacent shooflies of BNSF mainline for California High-Speed Rail’s CP4 in Wasco. Working closely with BNSF, a single long shoofly was modified to two shorter shooflies, which includes the Poso Avenue Shoofly seen here. In addition to designing over 32,000 feet of new mainline and shoofly tracks, JMA coordinated all utility relocation submittals with BNSF (45 applications), designed a 15,000-foot relocation of Level 3 fiber line through Wasco, and led the CPUC applications for 10 new and modified crossings. JMA additionally performed independent technical review of the High-Speed Train and associated project drainage for a 3-mile segment through Wasco. CA High-Speed Rail – BNSF Shoofly in Operation in Wasco, CA
