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APTA Recognizes Excellence in Rail Safety and Security at 2026 Rail Conference
Nominations are evaluated on four criteria: effectiveness, benefit level, innovation, and transferability.
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHNominations are evaluated on four criteria: effectiveness, benefit level, innovation, and transferability.
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The agency expanded its safety oversight capabilities in 2019, when it established an internal Safety Risk Management process to identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor safety concerns impacting the transit industry.
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Service has been suspended since May after a gunmen killed nine people at a VTA light rail hub before taking his own life.
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The impact of the pandemic has not only created an urgent need to regain ridership, it has also presented a new opportunity: to rethink the passenger experience and the role of mass transit in promoting the health and well-being of our communities.
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As a result of training, Jefferson employees have played a role in referring signs of human trafficking to law enforcement since 2017, resulting in multiple victims being freed.
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Human trafficking — or modern-day slavery — is the exploitation of human beings through force, fraud, or coercion for the purposes of commercial sex or forced labor.
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Robert L. Sumwalt, who began his tenure as the National Transportation Safety Board's 14th chairman in 2017, retired on June 30.
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Chicago-based commuter rail system Metra is an innovator in their market. Find out how they adapted to COVID-19, as well as how they are leading a transition to battery-powered locomotives, increasing safety and partnerships, and filling open positions in new ways.
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Executive Order 14005, also known as “Made in America,” acknowledges this significant risk and mandates greater scrutiny of the origin of computer hardware and its associated supply chain.
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While good personal hygiene, physical distancing, the use of personal protective equipment, and implementation of other conventional measures are important, there are also opportunities to influence the physical components of transit stations and vehicles and their ventilation systems via planning and design tools.
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The move follows several months engaging with community groups and TfL's frontline staff to better understand lived experiences and concerns about hate crime on the transport network.
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