Discusses additional measures such as the establishment of performance requirements for enhanced roof strength, fire safety and emergency egress. Calls for safety improvements using technologies such as electronic stability control to prevent rollovers.
Under plan, states would be allowed to retain oversight if they can prove they are able to enforce federal safety rules.
Assuming morning riders return home this afternoon, first-day totals will reach 2,414 rides, 70 percent of average weekday ridership expected during the first year.
Participants in the competition are invited to submit their proposals for different categories over the Web, and Bombardier executives and external experts will select the winning design, awarding prizes worth $15,000 for the best entries.
Six-mile line links East L.A. with downtown Los Angeles and Pasadena, as well as with the Metro Blue and Green light-rail lines, Metro Red and Purple subway lines and the Metro Orange Line dedicated busway.
TripBuilder EventMobile combines event-specific information in a user friendly format for any type of Web-enabled mobile smart phone, and features up-to-the-minute event information, text alerts, advanced mapping, and TripBuilder's "Build MyBooth List" tool.
He will be based in URS' Columbus, Ohio, office and direct its nationwide high-speed rail transit practice.