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News•by Staff•February 11, 2016

Kevin Desmond to lead Vancouver's Translink

During his tenure, Metro Transit launched light rail and streetcar service, several bus rapid transit lines, grew transit ridership by 44%, and rolled out the ORCA Card – much like TransLink’s Compass Card.

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News•by Staff•February 10, 2016

D.C. Metro train runs red light, faces another train head-on

No one was injured in the incident, but two Metro employees — a train operator and a rail operations controller — have been removed from duty pending the investigation.

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News•by Staff•February 9, 2016

Boston Gov. says MBTA performing at 'satisfactory' level during snowstorm

The MBTA did not report any major issues Monday morning, with about 91% of commuter rail trains on-time during the morning commute, putting it about in line with a normal weekday.

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News•by Staff•February 9, 2016

FTA issues Agency Safety Plan proposed rule, Proposed National Safety Plan

Both are statutory requirements first authorized by Congress in MAP-21 Act in 2012 and reauthorized in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act in 2015.

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Videos•by Staff•February 9, 2016

A Demo of Brightline's Gap Filler System

Brightline and Siemens collaborated with Bode to develop the custom gap filler that is integrated into the train car door system. Bode has gained global recognition for its custom-built door systems, which are in use on passenger trains and light rail vehicles across the world.

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News•by Staff•February 9, 2016

Fla.'s Brightline trains to use retractable gap filler

Will be the first rail system in the U.S. to use the technology, which will make boarding and disembarking the trains easy and convenient for all riders.

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News•by Staff•February 8, 2016

Transit app to make Chicago campus travel more efficient

8-Ride is a campus van service provided by MV Transportation in which students can call for a ride to a destination within the outlined boundaries.

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News•by Staff•February 5, 2016

SmartDrive's Assurance solution wins innovation award

The BIG Innovation Awards recognize organizations and people that bring new ideas to life and the program’s selection of Assurance 360 reaffirms SmartDrive’s commitment continually seeking ways to deliver actionable insights across safety, operations and maintenance that materially improve fleet efficiency. 

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Videos•by Staff•February 5, 2016

DC Streetcar Motor Safety

DC Streetcar operators share their best advice and top tips for motorists to interact safely around streetcars.

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News•by Staff•February 4, 2016

8 Wash. agencies testing Mobileye collision avoidance system

Operations have equipped 38 buses with the Mobileye Shield+ System, which combines multiple smart vision sensors manufactured by Mobileye with a driver interface manufactured by Rosco Vision Systems.

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