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News•by Staff•October 26, 2015

Safety officials recommend 4 tips for using Uber

Verify the identity of the driver and their car before getting in is one of the recommendations.

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News•by Staff•October 26, 2015

DART collaborates with Lyft to provide new first-/last-mile option

DART also is collaborating with the car sharing service ZipCar and the ride sharing app Uber to help its customers make a complete trip.

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News•by Staff•October 23, 2015

Alstom’s tram factory in Brazil equipped with a test track

The test track — which is approximately a quarter-mile long — is powered via catenaries, enabling Citadis trams to run at speeds of 25 mph.

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News•by Staff•October 22, 2015

San Francisco cell phone robber arrested after trying to transfer

According to a report, the man used a semi-automatic handgun to rob the two people, then got off of that bus and got onto the next bus at that same stop.

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News•by Staff•October 22, 2015

Green named MBTA Transit Police Chief

Chief Green, who joined the 270-person Transit Police Dept. in 1991, has been serving as acting chief since Nov. 2014, when Chief Paul MacMmillan retired.

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News•by Staff•October 20, 2015

Railroads warn of widespread shutdowns unless PTC deadline extended

The freight rail industry needs until the end of 2018 to install the necessary hardware and until the end of 2020 to have it fully tested and operational, said Ed Hamberger, president and CEO for the Association of American Railroads.

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News•by Staff•October 20, 2015

Calif.'s new SMART commuter rail system will add police chief

Earlier this month, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law SB 626 authored by Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, which established the top cop position, who will be responsible for the safety of passengers and the rail line itself, the Marin Independent Journal reported.

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News•by Staff•October 20, 2015

REI enters European marketplace at BusWorld

Will debut the Digital Media Center; a luxury personal entertainment solution for the transportation industry. Powered by REI’s Digital Media Center, the system enables passengers to gain access to movies, television and custom programming via Wi-Fi from licensed studios.

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News•by Staff•October 20, 2015

Fed oversight of D.C. Metro to include surprise inspections

The shift, which only applies to rail operations, is not expected to change the transit agency’s day-to-day operations and Metro’s current management team will remain in place, report said. 

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News•by Staff•October 15, 2015

Seattle man charged after attacking bus driver with bear spray

The suspect is alleged to have tried to steal a booklet of bus transfer slips before spraying the driver with cayenne pepper bear repellant. He has been charged with third-degree assault and remains in jail on $30,000 bail.

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