Since May 2013, Metro-North workers have replaced 97,961 ties, laid 16.5 miles of continuous welded rails, rebuilt 88 switches, renewed and/or upgraded 32 railroad crossings, and performed 2,905 welds on joints that connect stretches of track with one another.
Wabtec will provide Interoperable Electronic Train Management System (I-ETMS®) equipment, including kits and replacement components.
The position will oversee all efforts to ensure the safety of its customers and employees as the railroad continues to improve work practices and invest in new technology and equipment.
The 91/Perris Valley Line, constructed by the Riverside County Transportation Commission, will serve the communities of Riverside, Moreno Valley, and Perris in a regional effort to improve connections for commuters traveling from east and south of downtown Riverside.
The four new mobile column lift models are the ML-4030BC, 66,000 lb. capacity, ML-6045BC, 99,000 lb. capacity, ML-4034BC, 74,000 Lb. capacity and the ML-6051BC 111,000 lb. capacity.
The MTA’s Purple Line is a 16-mile, 21-station light rail line in the northern Washington D.C. suburbs. A circumferential rail transit line linking an existing radial system, the Purple Line will connect key activity centers, four branches of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system, and Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor.
Instead of owning the wheelchair accessible vans, the ride-hailing app will access the vehicles already in circulation, driven by licensed Washington cab drivers.
Expanding NJ Transit's County Yard and building a new five-mile-long track next to the Delco lead, a freight line that bisects the Jersey Avenue station parking lots, could prevent the kind of damage done to 343 railcars and locomotives during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
The local rail transit agencies and Operation Lifesaver programs will work together to produce educational projects utilizing the nonprofit organization’s “See Tracks? Think Train!” campaign, which was developed in partnership with the Association of American Railroads and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The JustRide platform is a cloud-based, end-to-end mobile ticketing and fare collection system, in use in cities worldwide.
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Wayfindr, a not-for-profit joint venture between ustwo and RLSB, will set the first standardized guidelines for using smartphones to guide vision impaired people in urban areas. The venture launches with major London Underground trial at Euston station and $1 million grant from Google.org to improve access for vision impaired people.
The Wayfindr uses beacon technology to guide vision impaired people through and around urban environments using their smartphones.
One of the recipients of the MV Transportation Scholarship designed a call station for SafeRide and SafeBus users.
Train #3817 left New York Penn Station with about 300 passengers at 6:35 a.m., heading to Trenton, when it hit the man, whose identity was not immediately known. NJ Transit trains ran up to 20 minutes late, with regular service restored by around 7:30 a.m., according to the agency’s Twitter feed.
A transit security report found that the number of assaults of drivers decreased 62% since 2010 due to the installation of protective shields on buses; however, union officials say many issues often go unreported.
Station agents are now assisting riders outside of station booths by helping customers wherever they are located, answering questions and providing directional support, and more.
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