Those accomplishments include growing ridership, expanding access, advances in sustainability and overall success in system safety. Metro Transit was selected among agencies from across North America that provide more than 20 million annual passenger trips.
'Our Roads, Our Responsibility' supports the agency’s core mission of reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving commercial motor vehicles on roadways.
Electronic Verified Inspection Reports (EVIR®) and Zonar’s other solutions help mass transit agencies and their contractors manage operations proactively and efficiently, contributing to improved compliance and safer transit experiences.
I wrote last time that, once again, everyone agrees that funding for infrastructure must be increased but disagree on how to pay for it. Since then, both major U.S. political parties’ platforms have been voted on in this presidential election year, and they were true to the previous pattern, but could not be more different this time.
The final rule formally adopts the Safety Management System approach to safety as the basis of the FTA safety program.
One of Kiley’s most enduring legacies was the removal of graffiti — a potent symbol of disorder — throughout New York City’s subway system.
Following the derailment at East Falls Church, Wiedefeld ordered a new round of inspections for all interlockings conducted by rail maintenance supervisors with track engineers participating.
Sustained effort to keep the tracks clean includes two-week track cleaning blitz at all 469 subway stations and new cleaning equipment.
The report includes findings from FTA’s spring 2016 “Safety Blitz” assessment of Metrorail and details systemic deficiencies in the inspection, maintenance and repair of track that have contributed to or could have resulted in train derailments and other track-related incidents.
On July 2, 2016, a passenger bus operated by Billy R. Evans Harvesting failed to stop at an intermittent red light and struck another commercial vehicle that possessed the right-of-way.
The train derailed at an interlocking about 50 feet from the East Falls Church station platform. Approximately 75 passengers were evacuated to the wayside and onto the station platform. The trailing truck of the fourth railcar and the leading truck from the fifth railcar derailed.
The 30-foot bus was tested for the maximum allowable 12- year durability testing.
Also expects to have at least 40 railcars leased from other agencies, which should allow it to return to a regular schedule in about two months.
The awards focus on capital projects that generate economic development and improve access to reliable, safe and affordable transportation for communities, both urban and rural.
The officer, Nicholas Young, allegedly purchased technology-related items to send to the ISIS operatives so they could evade authorities when contacting each other.
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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