People Movement: The Latest Moves at Valley Metro, OCTA, and More

METRO's People Movement covers the latest personnel moves in the public transit, motorcoach, and people mobility industries.

Blue Grass Tours- Lexington, Ky.

Blue Grass displays Kentucky's rich culture

Amtrak Advances Long-Planned Improvements to Seattle Rail Yard

The upgraded King Street Yard will enable modern, more efficient maintenance practices, support the introduction of new, state-of-the-art Amtrak Airo trains set to enter service first on the Amtrak Cascades route in 2026, and maintain trains on the Long-Distance routes that operate out of this yard.

Daniel Sperling, Ph.D.

Study Finds U.S., Europe Support Dramatic Growth in Train Travel

The Hitachi Rail study by SavantaComres polled over 11,000 people across the U.S., U.K., France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and major cities like Washington D.C., Toronto, London, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, and Dubai.

Vicinity Motor Corp. Secures Washington Statewide Contract

The contract gives the state‘s transit agencies the right to purchase from the company’s bus portfolio, including the Vicinity Lightning EV.

D.C. Metro unveils location for new headquarters

First major step in a broader office consolidation strategy that will save the transit authority $130 million over the next 20 years.

Smiths wins D.C. Metro anti-terrorism contract

PROTECT and FirstView allow transit authorities to monitor multiple chemical warfare sensors, distribute command and control responsibilities among agencies, and integrate Metro's hundreds of cameras into a manageable system.

ABA packs them in at Philly Marketplace

The core of the show are the appointments where buyers, who are bus owners and tour operators, come to meet with sellers, who are travel industry representatives from destination marketing organizations (cities, areas, states), attractions, restaurants, receptive operators, hotels and associate service suppliers.