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News•by Staff•March 22, 2016

BART restores partial service on down line, issue still not found

Engineers and outside experts continued Monday to search for the issues that are causing train-damaging power spikes on the rails between the stations, but came up empty.

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News•by Staff•March 22, 2016

FRA launches new railroad crossing, trespassing site to increase safety

The new portal is part of the agency’s ongoing campaign to reduce fatalities at railroad crossings and tracks to zero by building partnerships that increase education, step up enforcement and leverage engineering.

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News•by Staff•March 22, 2016

N.Y. MTA seeks to recover money made off transit imposter's film

Darius McCollum, who's been arrested 30 times for transit-related crimes, told AP that his uncontrollable obsession with buses and trains is because of an autism-spectrum disorder and he needs help.

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Videos•by Staff•March 21, 2016

N.Y. MTA's 'If You See Something, Say Something' Campaign - 2016

In the videos, MTA customers also offer some thoughts about why they took action, and how it made them feel.

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News•by Staff•March 21, 2016

N.Y. MTA's re-launched public safety campaign features rider stories

The campaign, which adds a new slogan for the first time, “New Yorkers Keep New York Safe,” features MTA customers who describe the scenarios they experienced that prompted them to report suspicious packages or activities.

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News•by Staff•March 18, 2016

BART rail system shutdown hits day 3

The issue that closed the Pittsburg-Bay Point station began Wednesday when 50 cars had to be taken out of service after they were hit with a power spike as they moved through a track crossover.

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News•by Staff•March 17, 2016

WSP | PB's O'Meara honored by COMTO

A 30-year transportation professional who has worked in both the public and private sectors, Margaret O’Meara, who is based in Boston, is client services leader for WSP | PB's Northeast Region.

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News•by Staff•March 17, 2016

NYCT's new head of subways works to move department forward

Wynton Habersham, a 33-year MTA New York City Transit veteran, has been tapped to take over the leaderhip of the Department of Subways during a period when ridership stands at record levels and system rebuilding and modernization projects are at the forefront of driving the agency into the 21st century.

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News•by Staff•March 17, 2016

Minn. Metro latest to ban hoverboards

The single-person, motorized transportation devices’ batteries are reported to randomly catch fire, or even explode.

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Videos•by Staff•March 17, 2016

D.C. Metro Power Cable Safety Inspections

A look inside at a safety inspection of power cables in a Metrorail tunnel.

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