Mass Transit

Systra’s Brandon Swartley Honored by IEEE

Brandon Swartley, PE, Systra’s sector manager for traction power, accepted the 2013 Chapter of the Year Award from the Philadelphia section of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Press Release • May 13th, 2013

Rigid Lifelines Introduces Griffin System

The Griffin system provides workers at height with portable, custom engineered, fall protection solutions.

Press Release • May 13th, 2013

New Stations for Better City Transport: A New Generation of Interchanges for a More Efficient and Sustainable Urban Mobility System

NODES, New Tools for Design and Operation of Urban Transport Interchanges is a three-year European research project, focusing on providing and demonstrating tools for better transport interchanges to support a more efficient urban transport system.

Press Release • May 13th, 2013

Amtrak Unveils Advanced Technology Locomotives for Northeast Service

A new era of more reliable and energy efficient Amtrak service for northeast intercity rail passengers is coming down the tracks as the first of 70 advanced technology electric locomotives being built by Siemens begin rolling off the assembly line May...

Press Release • May 13th, 2013

CA: BART Launches a Labor News Website

BART is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, www.bartlabornews.com.

Press Release • May 13th, 2013

AZ: Phoenix Police Lieutenant Honored with Statewide Transit Award

Lieutenant Adrian Ruiz of the Phoenix Police Department was recognized by the Arizona Transit Association (AzTA) and Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) with the 2013 Excellence Award for Outstanding Transit Individual at the annual AzTA/ADOT...

Press Release • May 13th, 2013

SouthWest Transit Wins Another APTA Safety and Security Award

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has awarded SouthWest Transit its 2013 Gold Award for Safety and 2013 Certificate of Merit for Security for bus systems operating 1 million – 4 million passenger trips.

Press Release • May 13th, 2013

OH: Friends of Laketran Hold First Bowl-a-Thon

Friends of Laketran announces a Bowl-a-thon event Bowling for the Future to be held at 2 p.m. June 1, at Scores Fun Center, 65 Normandy Drive, Painesville, Ohio.

Press Release • May 13th, 2013

Alstom to supply traction system for 174 metro cars of Nanjing metro line 4 in China

Alstom and its local joint venture, Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. (SATEE), have been awarded a contract by Nanjing Metro Group to provide traction systems and associated services to the Nanjing Metro line 4 phase I project.

Press Release • May 13th, 2013

Stertil-Koni Announces New Lifting System, Training Program and Communications Initiatives at 17th Annual Distributor Meeting

Stertil-Koni announced three major initiatives at its 17th Annual Distributor Meeting held May 4-8 in Washington, D.C., and at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Stevensville, Md.

Press Release • May 13th, 2013

CA: SFMTA TEP Red Lane Pilot Shows Results

Church Street transit-only lane between Duboce and 16th sees 20 percent reliability improvement & five percent reduction in travel time on the 22 Fillmore.

Press Release • May 10th, 2013

TireStamp Announces New Tire Maintenance Services

Tire Maintenance Experts will evaluate maintenance facilities and personnel for equipment and procedures to improve productivity and tire and wheel maintenance.

Press Release • May 10th, 2013

Proterra Electric Bus Company Selects Garrett Mikita As New CEO

Garrett E. Mikita has been selected by the Proterra Board of Directors as the new President and CEO of Proterra Inc.

Press Release • May 10th, 2013

Joseph Sais, PE, Promoted to Executive Vice President, Engineering

SYSTRA is pleased to announce that Joseph Sais, PE, of SYSTRA’s New York office has been promoted to executive vice president, engineering.

Press Release • May 10th, 2013

FL: HART Ridership Growth Continues

April sets record as an all-time best ridership month in HART history.

Press Release • May 10th, 2013

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