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News•by Staff and News Reports•April 2, 2024

Feds Release Final Rule on Train Crew Size Safety Requirements

The new rule enhances safety in the rail industry by generally requiring and emphasizing the importance and necessity of a second crewmember on all trains.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•April 1, 2024

New York to Pilot New Tech, Add Officers to Increase Subway Safety

The city is exploring, and will soon begin piloting, emerging technologies designed to detect weapons carried by travelers into the transit system.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•March 29, 2024

Operation Lifesaver Awards Rail Safety Public Awareness Campaigns in 11 States

The grants will fund a variety of crossing safety and trespass prevention public education projects, which also will be conducted in conjunction with the nonprofit safety group’s observance of “See Tracks? Think Train!” Week, September 23 to 29.

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News•by News/Media Release•March 26, 2024

Hayden AI, Snapper Services Partner to Enhance Public Transit Data Analysis

By leveraging Hayden AI’s mobile perception platform installed on buses for transit zone enforcement and Mosaiq Insights, Snapper’s analytics platform, the partnership will unlock insights for transit agencies from new and existing data sources.

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News•by News/Media Release•March 26, 2024

New York City Transit Unveils Security Monitor Screen Bus Pilot

The high-definition LCD screens are installed on board near the entry stairwell and continuously stream live video feeds from existing security camera infrastructure onboard buses.

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News•by News/Media Release•March 22, 2024

Feds Open Public Comments on Rail Transit Worker Safety Rule

Under the NPRM, transit agencies nationwide would be required to create a protection program geared at personnel who work on or around the tracks, implement comprehensive training for workers, and ensure unsafe acts and conditions are reported.

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News•by News/Media Release•March 22, 2024

Denver Increases Transit Police Force, Focused on Goal

RTD continues to hire officers for its Transit Police Department, with a goal to have 119 officers on staff by the end of 2024. In August 2022, the agency had 19 sworn officers.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•March 22, 2024

Toronto Latest Agency to Enhance Fare Compliance Measures

The TTC’s campaign comes as a new internal audit report shows fare evasion at an all-time high.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•March 20, 2024

Damaged Southern California Rail Line Set to Resume Service

The OCTA, which owns the track through San Clemente, worked in partnership with Metrolink, which operates regional passenger rail service, to build a 200-foot-long wall at Mariposa Point, to safely re-establish service on the track.

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News•by Staff•March 14, 2024

D.C. Transit Police to Begin Issuing Fare Evasion Citations

Emergency legislation, passed unanimously by the DC Council and signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, includes a provision requiring anyone stopped for fare evasion to provide their true name and address, allowing police officers to issue civil citations.

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