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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 10, 2023

March Networks Unveils RideSafe XT with Sleep Mode

Purpose-built for the specific requirements of today's transportation industry, the new March Networks solution reduces security risk, keeps passengers and operators safer, and gathers more conclusive evidence than is possible today with legacy solutions, according to the company.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 26, 2023

St. Louis Metro Awards First Construction Contract to Beef Up Rail Security

The $6.4 million contract with Millstone Weber focuses on four MetroLink stations in St. Clair County: the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Station, College Station, Emerson Park Station, and Washington Park Station.

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ArticlesSeptember 15, 2023

Predictive Maintenance in Railways: Exploring Best Practices with IoT

Let’s find out why predictive maintenance is considered the most promising service approach for rail and how to get the most out of its implementation.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 8, 2023

MBTA Releases Independent Audit, Publishes Internal Safety Review

The investigations revealed deficiencies in track inspection processes, including inconsistencies in documentation and oversight. Both concluded improvements are imperative in terms of leadership, standardizing procedures, increasing staffing and training, and clearly outlining roles and responsibilities.

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Newsby Alex RomanSeptember 7, 2023

METRO's 2023 Innovative Solutions Award Winners Revealed

Now in its ninth year, the Innovative Solutions Awards honors bus operations and their supplier partners for successful partnerships that positively impacted them. This year's crop also expanded to include passenger rail operations and their supplier partners who have done the same.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 4, 2023

BART Launches Phase II of 'Not One More Girl' Program

The initiative is a BIPOC youth-led initiative in partnership with community-based organizations and BART to end gender-based violence.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsAugust 10, 2023

New York Gov. Announces Statewide Cybersecurity Strategy

The Strategy articulates, for the first time, a set of high-level objectives for cybersecurity and resilience across New York.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsAugust 9, 2023

U of South Florida Lands FTA Grant To Support Transit Worker Safety

The initiative will better inform FTA’s efforts in developing public transportation safety measures in the light of many reports of violence toward transit workers.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 25, 2023

DART Enhances Security Focus with Contract Officers

TSOs will provide enhanced service on DART’s light-rail vehicles and platforms, as well as the Trinity Railway Express (TRE), with a focus on DART Code of Conduct violations and any potential unlawful activities on DART property.

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Modern Security Tools Are Helping Address Public Transportation Challenges

Violence against New York City bus and subway workers is up 29% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Los Angeles, assaults on bus and train drivers have risen 24% since 2021. And in Minneapolis, crime on public transportation is up 66% in the first quarter of 2023 alone.

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