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News•December 2, 2021

NTSB Issues Safety Alert Warning of Wheel Movement on Rail Transit Trains, Commuter Railroads

Safety Alert 083 “Passenger Railcar Wheelset Alert” urges transit agencies and commuter railroads to address a condition in which wheels on certain railcars in the Washington Metro system moved outward from their mounted position on the axle.

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News•November 23, 2021

MTI Releases Report to Help Fund California's Local Transportation

The Mineta Transportation Institute releases a guide to local transportation revenue sources in California.

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News•November 23, 2021

More than 90% of TTC Employees Disclose Vaccination Status in Advance of Mandate

As of earlier this week, 91% of unionized and 95% of non-unionized employees have shared their status, with the vast majority already fully vaccinated.

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News•November 22, 2021

Metro-North, CTDOT Bring PTC, Signal System to Waterbury Branch

With the activation of the Waterbury Branch, all parts of Metro-North are now operating in PTC.

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News•November 16, 2021

Siemens Mobility, RazorSecure Team to Strengthen Rail Cybersecurity

The so-called “Alliance for Availability” aims to solve the complexity challenge through collaboration and brings together the most diverse service-related processes, technologies, and expertise in an open ecosystem.

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News•November 11, 2021

APTA Announces Bus and Rail Safety & Security Excellence Award Winners

The APTA Bus and Rail Safety & Security Excellence Awards recognize public transit providers for their innovative and proactive safety and security programs. 

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News•November 8, 2021

APTA Federal Partners Discuss Safety Priorities, Initiatives

APTA federal partners discussed current safety initiatives and priorities as companies continue to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Articles•November 6, 2021

Transit Agency Priorities for Cybersecurity

Now, more than ever, cybersecurity is vitally important for public transit agencies.

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News•November 4, 2021

METRO's 2021 Innovative Solutions Award Winners Unveiled

Now in its seventh year, the Innovative Solutions Awards honors bus operations and their supplier partners who have implemented initiatives that helped them save money, run more efficiently, streamline operations, increase safety, improve customer satisfaction, increase ridership, and more.

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News•October 29, 2021

New Flyer Launching Electrical Technician Training Program

The program, whose module development leveraged existing programming from NFI subsidiary Motor Coach Industries (MCI), is intended for expansion and launch across NFI’s other major manufacturing facilities in future.

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