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Said positions like engineers, train conductors, and those maintaining the tracks on both rail lines like Amtrak as well as subways, should be checked against the watch list, similar to the way airline employees current are.
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Known as a passive threat analysis system, the equipment monitors riders by measuring body density as they pass by, but doesn't require them to stop and empty their pockets to be checked.
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Authorities found no evidence regarding a specific but uncorroborated threat made by a caller who warned that a bomb would blow up on Tuesday at the Metro Red Line's Universal City station.
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FRA reports that passenger railroads increased their percentage to 23% this quarter compared to 22% last quarter. The measurable progress made by passenger railroads has been predominately on the west coast.
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The updates would offer an alternative method for evaluating how well passengers and crews are protected in an accident, often called crashworthiness.
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Chairman Christopher Hart said at a press conference that U.S. mass transit has "gone for decades without any systematic oversight."
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The campaign’s message is that sexual assaults will not be tolerated on the T or anywhere else.
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The upgraded technology allows Amtrak to incorporate higher-speed train-to-ground backhaul technologies, laying the foundation for further enhancements to the onboard customer experience.
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Every year, pollution from passenger vehicles costs the 10 ZEV states about $24 billion in health costs, which includes 20,000 lost work days.
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The passenger rail network is the first railroad ever to earn the five-year accreditation — typically awarded to federal, state, local and tribal emergency response agencies.
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