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Wabtec will provide Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I-ETMS®) equipment, including kits and replacement components.
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The local rail transit agencies and Operation Lifesaver programs will work together to produce educational projects utilizing the nonprofit organization’s “See Tracks? Think Train!” campaign, which was developed in partnership with the Association of American Railroads and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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The newly created position puts Metra in line with best practices and Federal Transit Administration recommendations and consolidates safety and environmental units under one officer.
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After corporate financial expert Neal S. Cohen declined the job, D.C. Council member Jack Evans said the second of two finalists “is still interested” in the position.
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Neal Cohen, 55, is a former top financial official in the airline industry, who became chief financial officer and executive VP of the aerospace company Orbital ATK in 2012.
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The shift, which only applies to rail operations, is not expected to change the transit agency’s day-to-day operations and Metro’s current management team will remain in place, report said.
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The fences are installed in known rock-slide areas and are designed to send signals if they are hit with debris, Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman said.
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If Metra is unable to operate beyond December, it will work to ensure an orderly shutdown of its system and communicate with its customers with sufficient time for them to consider the effects of the shutdown, the resolution also states.
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Before joining Operation Lifesaver in December of 2012, Rose served as staff director for the Railroads Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committe. The OLI board will conduct a search for Rose’s successor.
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New inward facing cameras will record personnel operating trains, and according to the NTSB these recordings can prevent accidents by identifying safety issues before they lead to injuries or loss of life.
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