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News•by Staff•October 30, 2018

Montreal Transit recruitment campaign aims to fill hundreds of positions

The hires will play a key role in major mobility projects and the daily running of the agency's bus and métro networks.

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News•by Staff•October 29, 2018

Former board member tapped to lead South Florida RTA

Commissioner Abrams, known as the “Commuting Commissioner” was a regular commuter on Tri-Rail, which is operated by SFRTA.

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News•by Staff•October 29, 2018

Sound Transit UW Station escalator upgrade could cost $20M

The 13 escalators have been a problem since the light rail station opened in 2016.

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News•by Staff•October 29, 2018

Former NY MTA chief to lead Bombardier's Americas region

As president, Elliot (Lee) G. Sander will oversee all sales and business development activities.

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News•by Staff•October 26, 2018

Mobile app attempts to make multimodal trip easier

Migo launched nationally in January, but has started to focus its advertising on specific markets, including the Denver-Boulder area.

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News•by Staff•October 25, 2018

Boyle named exec. VP of STV's transportation/infrastructure division

Boyle began his career in the engineering and maintenance department of a large public agency in Massachusetts.

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News•by Staff•October 25, 2018

D.C. Metro taps ForgeFX 3D simulation tech for operator training

Simulator helps improve operator’s critical thinking as well as command and control of railway procedures and protocols.

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News•by Staff•October 24, 2018

NJ TRANSIT accelerates locomotive engineer training

Program consists of 14 assistant conductors who are already rules-qualified, reducing their training time from 20 months to 12.

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News•by Staff•October 24, 2018

Metro-North launches plan to enhance, upgrade rail system

Way Ahead is a proactive response to growing ridership, changing demographics, and the evolving needs of customers.

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News•by Staff•October 24, 2018

Calif., Okla., latest to obtain FTA State Safety Oversight Certification

Federal law requires states with rail transit systems to obtain FTA certification of their SSO Programs by April 15, 2019.

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