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News•by Staff•April 14, 2016

L.A. Metro taps RNL for light rail, bus station improvements

The $66 million project will include upgrading and expanding the 25-year-old Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station, which currently connects the Blue Line between Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles with the Green Line, which runs from Norwalk to Redondo Beach.  

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News•by Staff•April 14, 2016

FTA updates Congress on D.C. Metrorail safety oversight

Reported that it has conducted more than 100 inspections and directed millions in Federal funds to support safety priorities in its first six months of temporary safety oversight.

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News•by Staff•April 13, 2016

D.C. Metro hires NYCT's Lavin as chief safety officer

In his current role in NYCT’s safety department, Patrick Lavin performs in-depth investigations into rail and bus accidents, including mainline rail incidents such as derailments and collisions.

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News•by Staff•April 13, 2016

NJ TRANSIT defends audio surveillance usage

Interim Executive Director Dennis Martin said the agency is using whatever tools at its disposal to “deter criminal activity” and keep passengers safe, citing global terror attacks.

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News•by Staff•April 12, 2016

SEPTA to launch PTC on one of its lines next week

Like Amtrak, SEPTA is installing Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System technology, which serves as an overlay to Automated Train Control, a combination that meets FRA guidelines for a PTC system.

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News•by Staff•April 11, 2016

U.S. DOT establishes group to analyze MCSAP fund allocation

In compliance with the FAST Act, the group will anaylze the way grant funds are distributed among states commercial motor vehicle safety programs.

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News•by Staff•April 5, 2016

Amtrak investigation turns to why equipment on tracks

NTSB investigators do not know why a backhoe was on a track the train was using. Scheduling, the track structure and the work being performed at the time of the accident would be part of the investigation.

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News•by Staff•April 4, 2016

$25M available for PTC implementation

The funding is part of the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act that funds the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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News•by Staff•April 4, 2016

NEC service back up after Amtrak train strikes backhoe

In a press briefing held Sunday afternoon, NTSB officials said they were looking at speed, mechanical operations and signaling on the tracks to determine what went wrong. The crash killed two and injured dozens more.

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News•by Staff•April 4, 2016

MBTA Conductors receive iPhones to keep passengers informed

The smartphones are programmed with apps specially designed by Keolis with data on schedules, on-time performance and service disruptions.

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