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The move also authorizes The T to place its order for the manufacture of rail vehicles so they can be completed, delivered, tested, and with time for operation training for staff prior to starting service in 2018.
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New connecting tunnels could be part of the Sound Transit 3 ballot measure before voters in November 2016, according to the report.
Read More →The MR-1000 simulator makes a small physical footprint but meets the most demanding rail operator training objectives for a variety of rail types, including knowledge of rules and regulations; signal identification; route familiarization; rail operations knowledge; maintaining a schedule; and a fault workstation for isolation, diagnosis and corrective action.
Read More →The control center of a rail operation, also called the operations or command center, has come a long way since the days of the one-room dispatch office, incorporating high-tech systems for automatic vehicle tracking, emergency response, security and communications.
Read More →Customer watchdog Passenger Focus’ results show that some travelers preferred to wait in line to speak to ticket office staff, despite ticket machines standing empty.
Read More →During the legislation markup, the Committee also approved 12 General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program resolutions that will result in “$111 million in taxpayer savings,” and the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Views and Estimates of the Committee.
Read More →In order for scheduled repairs to take place when subway ridership was at its lowest all year, the Maryland Transit Administration undertook an unprecedented plan to shut down the central core of the 33-year-old subway system for 21 days.
Read More →Gave go-ahead for list of shovel-ready construction projects likely to qualify for $8 billion in federal stimulus funding.
Read More →Supporters of a 17.3-mile route in the Orange-Durham transit plan said it is critical to concentrating economic and residential growth. Opposition claims only 4.3 miles will serve southern Chapel Hill and there’s no plan for a direct link to Research Triangle Park.
Read More →Findings show proximity to existing employment centers and downtown areas to be important factors driving development along transit lines. While transit improvements were a factor, the impetus for development was more strongly related to longer-term efforts to revitalize the center cities.
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