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Videosby StaffFebruary 13, 2017

BART's Mammoth Machines: Escalators

Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) escalators are giant, complicated machines. Uneven wear from the tens of thousands of people who ride them every day sometimes breaks and cause outages, but BART has a team of experts on hand to keep these "meat grinders" in working order.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2017

MBTA outsource plan could save $65 million

The recommendations, which could affect hundreds of workers, are part of an internal report produced consultants hired by the agency.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2017

FTA to withhold funding from D.C., Md. and Va. pending safety oversight program

The funds will be withheld until the jurisdictions pass identical legislation and meet related requirements in order for FTA to certify a new SSOP for WMATA Metrorail.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2017

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo says no major delays on mass transit despite powerful storm

Some New York City subway lines were running with delays because of signal and switch troubles. The MTA said bus service was running with delays across all five boroughs and some had to be detoured because of icy roads.

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NewsFebruary 9, 2017

Profile: Chris Pangilinan, Program Director at TransitCenter

When Chris Pangilinan was a little kid, riding in the backseat of his family’s station wagon, the red stoplights annoyed him. “I would think, Why is this so inefficient? Why do we have to stop all the time?” he recalls...

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2017

MBTA rail carries record number of riders for Patriots parade

Keolis reports a 60% increase in ridership, deploying additional trains and coaches to accommodate more than 215,000 passengers.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2017

Alstom to supply traction for Shanghai metro

The company will also equip system with static inverters and train control monitoring systems.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 7, 2017

BART considering rail station sponsorships, more to fill budget gap

In November, voters approved a $3.5 billion bond measure to rehabilitate BART, however, declining revenue and rising costs mean the agency could face a $25 million to $45 million operating deficit in the coming budget year.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 7, 2017

Transdev promotes Bishop to VP of its rail subsidiary

Since he joined the company's VTMI group, he has taken over as interim GM at the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, where he made significant improvements to the safety and other operational practices of the railroad.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2017

Serious crime down, 'violent crime' up on D.C. Metro

The uptick in violent incidents matches trends observed in large cities nationwide, according to crime experts.

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