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News•April 29, 2022

CTA’s Red and Purple Modernization Project’s Construction Equipment Adopts New Name

The agency and Walsh-Fluor held a contest for elementary school students to suggest a name for the gantry as part of a contest and educational opportunity for young students to learn more about construction and the RPM project happening next to their school.

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News•April 28, 2022

St. Louis Metro Names New Executive Director

Prior to joining Bi-State Development, Charles Stewart served in a variety of positions with the City of St. Louis, including director of Internal Audit and chief of staff for the License Collector, as well as audit positions with General Dynamics Corp. and Arthur Young & Co.

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News•April 27, 2022

Sound Transit Unveils New Vehicles for Hilltop Tacoma Link

The five new vehicles are part of a $26.5 million contract with Brookville Equipment Corporation that will more than double the existing fleet.

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News•by Staff•April 27, 2022

New York’s MTA Creates Blue-Ribbon Panel to Combat Fare Evasion

Members of the “Fareness” panel will focus on innovative approaches to encourage fare payment through education, equity, and enforcement.

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News•April 26, 2022

NTSB Closes Recommendations on Preventing Rail Worker Fatalities

The closed recommendations are related to the deaths of two railway workers struck and killed by a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority train on Jan. 26, 2010.

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News•April 26, 2022

Trinity Metro Names New President/CEO

The position of president and CEO has been filled on an interim basis by Paul Ballard, who resumed leadership of the agency in November 2021.

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News•April 22, 2022

FRA’s Forms Climate Challenge to Meet Net-Zero GHG Emissions by 2050

The agency is asking owners and operators along the national rail network, and manufacturers of rail equipment, to join FRA’s commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the rail industry and rail transportation by 2050.

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News•April 20, 2022

California's LOSSAN Names Interim Managing Director

Jason Jewell replaces Donna DeMartino, who served as managing director since January 2020.

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News•April 20, 2022

MTA Controls OT Costs in 2021 Despite Pandemic Measures

Overtime spending was $217 million less than it was in 2018, with a projection of $1 billion in overtime reductions through 2024.

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News•April 19, 2022

Alstom, Consortium Partners Tapped for Toronto’s GO Expansion Project

The multibillion-dollar On-Corridor Works Project will transform collective mobility in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, making it faster, more reliable, and more sustainable.

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