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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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NewsApril 26, 2022

NTSB Closes Recommendations on Preventing Rail Worker Fatalities

The closed recommendations are related to the deaths of two railway workers struck and killed by a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority train on Jan. 26, 2010.

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ArticlesApril 26, 2022

Why Halogen Could be the Light at the End of the Tunnel for Public Rail Transit

Operators of metro light rails and larger commuter rail lines can prepare for the Great Return by keeping locomotive fleets in peak condition, starting with exterior and multi-use lighting.

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NewsApril 21, 2022

TekTracking Lands Multi-Year Contract with Transdev, SFRTA

TekTracking will support and equip SFRTA/Transdev Rail Track and Signal Personnel with mobile applications to log all data related to Track & Signal inspection and required testing events.

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NewsApril 20, 2022

California's LOSSAN Names Interim Managing Director

Jason Jewell replaces Donna DeMartino, who served as managing director since January 2020.

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