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NewsMay 18, 2022

Southern California's Metrolink Names New Chief Safety, Security & Compliance Officer

Frank Castellon brings more than 17 years of transit and systems safety experience.

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NewsMay 17, 2022

FRA Releases Q1 Report on Amtrak Service

The report is the first to use all metrics described in FRA’s November 2020 final rule for Metrics and Minimum Standards for Intercity Passenger Rail Service now codified in 49 CFR Part 273.

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NewsMay 16, 2022

Lapse in WMATA Operator Certification to Impact Some Service

In consultation with the board, management is taking immediate corrective action to remove from service 72 train operators who became out of compliance prior to May 2021.

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ArticlesMay 12, 2022

How The DRPA Built Organizational Trust and Fixed Public Perception

The Delaware River Port Authority experienced challenges within its culture until CEO John T. Hanson introduced improvisational exercises to bring the trust back.

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NewsMay 10, 2022

Caltrain Suspends Planned Fare Increases, Approves 2023 Pricing Promotion

Caltrain’s original board decision to raise the price of certain Clipper fare products was made in September 2019.

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NewsMay 9, 2022

WMATA Finds Ridership Trending Up Compared to Forecasts

Through March, ridership has exceeded the initial forecast by 28 million passenger trips as more people chose bus and rail for travel throughout the region.

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NewsApril 29, 2022

CTA’s Red and Purple Modernization Project’s Construction Equipment Adopts New Name

The agency and Walsh-Fluor held a contest for elementary school students to suggest a name for the gantry as part of a contest and educational opportunity for young students to learn more about construction and the RPM project happening next to their school.

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NewsApril 28, 2022

St. Louis Metro Names New Executive Director

Prior to joining Bi-State Development, Charles Stewart served in a variety of positions with the City of St. Louis, including director of Internal Audit and chief of staff for the License Collector, as well as audit positions with General Dynamics Corp. and Arthur Young & Co.

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NewsApril 27, 2022

Sound Transit Unveils New Vehicles for Hilltop Tacoma Link

The five new vehicles are part of a $26.5 million contract with Brookville Equipment Corporation that will more than double the existing fleet.

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Transit Dispatchesby Siobhan BoyleApril 27, 2022

What Rail Operators can Learn from Airports in Smoothing Journeys

Travel by city rail or metro has a long history of crowded platforms. Many of these stations are old and built-in places where there's either no room to expand or, if underground, very costly to expand.

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