Categories: Management, Rail, Security and Safety

The first phase of the rollout will begin June 3. Fare Ambassadors will continue to conduct fare checks on board Link and Sounder trains.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10222263/sound-transit-set-to-launch-fare-inspection-program

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Categories: Management, Security and Safety

Convened in the spring of 2022, the Blue-Ribbon Panel, consisting of education, social justice, business, and law enforcement experts, was given a mandate...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10222244/new-york-mta-reports-fare-evasion-reduction-efforts

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New York MTA's Efforts to Combat Fare Evasion Paying Off
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SEPTA Expands Efforts to Combat Fare Evasion
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Categories: Management, Rail, Security and Safety

Unlike with conductors and locomotive engineers, there have previously been no federal regulations mandating specific training requirements, safety and...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10222039/fra-rail-safety-rules-require-certification-of-dispatchers-signal-employees

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Feds Proposes Revised Regulations to Enhance Track Safety
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Categories: Security and Safety

Selected projects will bring activities near transit, create a welcoming environment, and help address real or perceived public safety issues.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10221729/rta-selects-8-station-activation-projects-to-improve-public-safety

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Chicago Regional Transit Ridership Hits Post-Pandemic High
New Orleans RTA Approves 2025 Budget
Officials Celebrate Funding for Chicago Transit at New Pace Markham Facility
Chicago’s Pace Advances Zero-Emission Fleet, Paratransit Policy & Budget Plans
Metra Receives $104 Million in CMAQ Grants

Categories: Bus, Rail, Security and Safety

CTA supplements CPD’s efforts with its extensive network of more than 33,000 security-cameras and with hundreds of personnel deployed across the system each...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10221036/chicago-crime-continues-downward-trend

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Philadelphia’s SEPTA Sees Crime Drop as Fare Evasion Enforcement Intensifies
Copper Wire Thefts Continue to Impact Denver Rail Services
SEPTA Continues to Enhance Safety & Security Efforts
Denver's RTD Boosts Rail Fare Inspections by More Than 500%
Chicago Transit Returning Rail Service to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Categories: Management, Rail, Technology

METRO Magazine sat down with Payne to discuss challenges facing transit projects, alternative project delivery, high-speed rail, and much more.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10220505/burns-engineerings-payne-talks-passenger-rail-and-more

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Consultant Q&A: HDR's Doug Jackson on Delivering Transit Megaprojects with Community Trust and More
$300 Million ADA Upgrade Completed in Manhattan
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Caltrain Marks A New Era in Rail Transportation

Categories: Rail

The LIRR is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, carrying more than 200,000 customers each weekday. Last year in conjunction with the opening of...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10220462/lirr-marks-190-years

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Long Island Rail Road Celebrates Strongest Year to Date
New York MTA Adding 316 New Passenger Railcars
New York MTA’s Interborough Express Advancing from Planning to Active Phase
NY Governor Invests $150M to Connect MacArthur Airport to LIRR Station
New York Governor Signs Legislation to Fully Fund Transit Improvements

Categories: Bus, Management, New Mobility, Rail

Average weekday rail ridership saw a 6.4% increase in boardings over March 2023, surpassing 200,000 boardings for the second time since the beginning of the...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10220396/l-a-metro-sees-16th-straight-month-of-ridership-growth

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LA Metro Marks 2 Consecutive Years of Ridership Growth
L.A. Metro Continues Ridership Rebound with Another Strong Month
LA Metro Shows Continued Ridership Growth in January
LA Metro Sees 21st Consecutive Month of Year-Over-Year Growth
LA Metro Ridership Reaches 1M Weekday Riders

Categories: Rail, Security and Safety

The new rule enhances safety in the rail industry by generally requiring and emphasizing the importance and necessity of a second crewmember on all trains.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10220169/fra-issues-final-rule-on-train-crew-size-safety

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Categories: Management, Motorcoach, Technology

A look at this year's METRO Motorcoach Operator of the Year.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10220003/growth-innovation-just-part-of-success-story-at-cline-tours

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OK TOURS Named METRO's Innovative Operator of the Year
Houston METRO Awards MCI Contract for 100 Commuter Coaches
9 MCI Motorcoach Customers Honored
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