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Safety Cornerby Dr. Uwe Jasnoch June 16, 2021

Why the Rail Industry Needs a 'Vision Zero'

An international effort to reduce traffic accidents, called “Vision Zero,” has been underway for several years to make our streets safer, and now rail needs its own Vision Zero.

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NewsJune 11, 2021

APTA Releases New High-Performance Rail ROI Report

The report intends to provide both decision making support and to strengthen public and stakeholder understanding of developing high speed and intercity passenger rail projects.

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NewsJune 9, 2021

New NJ TRANSIT Initiative Improves Rail Crossing Safety for Drivers Using Waze

The new Waze feature will automatically alert drivers while using the traffic navigation mobile app that they are nearing a railroad crossing.

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NewsJune 9, 2021

Metrolink Launches Multi-Platform Rail Safety Ad Campaign

The advertising is complemented with community outreach and direct intervention resources through a partnership with the Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center.

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NewsJune 8, 2021

CTA Unveils Mobile Artwork for Green Line Railcars

Eight of the railcars are fully wrapped in artwork from Chicago-based artist team Nick Cave and Bob Faust with the intent of engaging and connecting riders as the city reopens.

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NewsJune 7, 2021

Illinois General Assembly Creates High-Speed Rail Commission

HSRA envisions a plan that would modernize intercity and commuter trains, transit systems and buses — and integrate them into a connected network, with a 220-mph high-speed trunk line to tie the statewide network together.

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NewsJune 4, 2021

House T&I Committee Introduces $547B Surface Transportation Bill

The proposal included $109 billion for public transit and $95 billion for passenger and freight rail.

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NewsMay 28, 2021

MTA East Side Access Project Marks Major Milestone

The project is the largest new train terminal to be built in the U.S. since the 1950s and the first expansion of the LIRR in more than 100 years.

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NewsMay 27, 2021

9 Killed at VTA Light Rail Yard

According to multiple reports, authorities confirmed the identity of the gunman as a 57-year-old VTA employee.

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NewsMay 26, 2021

Calif.'s VTA Taps Gonot as Next GM/CEO

The GM/CEO position was temporarily filled by VTA General Counsel Evelynn Tran after Nuria Fernandez left in January to join the Biden Administration as Acting Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration.

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