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News•by Staff•June 10, 2015

FRA makes recomendations to prevent trains from speeding

The advisory is the latest in a series of steps FRA has taken to keep passenger railroads safe for the traveling public.

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News•by Staff•June 9, 2015

NJ TRANSIT employees criticize safety team staffing

Rather than an analysis of statistics on quantifiable mishaps, such as accidents, fires or switch failures, a new report attempts to gauge NJ TRANSIT’s attitudes, policies and procedures through a combination of employee surveys and inspector observations in the field.

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News•by Staff•June 9, 2015

Maryland Transit to enforce light rail fare payment

MTA Police, Fare Inspectors and Transit Ambassadors will be out in force on the Light Rail starting from the Hunt Valley Station when they will have a beefed up presence at the Camden Yard station beginning June 9.

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Products•June 5, 2015

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News•by Staff•June 5, 2015

Chicago bus driver who ran red light, killed pedestrian cited

Sources said the driver stopped fully for a red light at Lake and Michigan Ave., and then for an unknown reason, started driving through the red and caused the crash. Police are looking into whether the bus driver had a medical emergency while driving.

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News•by Staff•June 5, 2015

Gov. Baker unveils $83 million MBTA winter resiliency plan

Calls for investments this summer and over the next five years in snow removal equipment, infrastructure upgrades and operations during harsh weather to improve service reliability.

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News•by Staff•June 4, 2015

Amtrak's CEO pledges to implement PTC in wake of crash

The technology was already installed on tracks Amtrak owns in the Northeast Corridor from Boston to Washington, but it wasn't in operation when Amtrak Northeast Regional train 188 entered a curve in Philadelphia at 106 mph on May 12.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•June 4, 2015

[Photos] Moscow Metro

The Moscow Metro opened in 1935 with one 6.8-mile line and 13 stations. The subway, the first underground railway in the Soviet Union, celebrated its 80th anniversary in May 2015. The system consists of twelve lines and 196 stations, with an average daily ridership of 6.7 million riders (2013).

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News•by Staff•June 4, 2015

NHTSA mandates anti-rollover tech in buses

Requirement will save up to 49 lives, prevent up to 1,759 crashes each year, and provide net economic benefits of more than $300 million annually.

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News•by Staff•June 3, 2015

Operation Lifesaver introduces new video PSA

Operation Lifesaver launched the “See Tracks? Think Train!” campaign in 2014 and developed this new VPSA in response to an increase in 2014 railroad crossing incidents. Preliminary 2014 statistics from the FRA cite an increase of 8.9% in crossing incidents and 16.4% in crossing-related deaths; crossing-related injuries fell 13.3%.

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