http://www.masstransitmag.com MassTransitMag.com en-us Copyright 2008 Cygnus Business Media Mon, 12 May 2008 06:04:48 -0700 Mon, 12 May 2008 06:04:48 -0700 Security News http://www.masstransitmag.com MassTransitMag.com http://www.masstransitmag.com/global/rsslogo.jpg 88 31 Security News http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=6060 http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=6060 BART officials closed three East Bay stations on Sunday afternoon and told riders who take the Fremont lines to expect 15-minute delays during this morning's commute, and probably for the rest of the week. The closures and anticipated delays were caused by a series of electrical fires Saturday at the South Hayward train yard. rss@masstransitmag.com (Erin Allday, staff writer, The San Francisco Chronicle) Mon, 12 May 2008 08:56:00 -0700 Security News http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=6057 http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=6057 Since 1997, more people have been killed each year by walking on or near tracks than in motorvehicle collisions with trains at highway-rail grade crossings, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. rss@masstransitmag.com (Jacqueline Koch, staff writer, Chattanooga Times Free Press) Mon, 12 May 2008 08:51:00 -0700 Security News http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/MTA-LIRR-to-Increase-Safety-Presence-at-Two-Nassau-Country-Grade-Crossings/3$6043 http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/MTA-LIRR-to-Increase-Safety-Presence-at-Two-Nassau-Country-Grade-Crossings/3$6043 Following recent incidents at the Atlantic Avenue grade crossing in East Rockaway and the Stewart Avenue grade crossing in Bethpage, the MTA Long Island Rail Road will be increasing its police and safety presence at these crossings in a concerted effort to bolster safety awareness. rss@masstransitmag.com (US States News) Fri, 9 May 2008 10:52:00 -0700 Security News http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/Man-Hit-by-Seattle-Train-was-on-Cell-Phone/3$6041 http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/Man-Hit-by-Seattle-Train-was-on-Cell-Phone/3$6041 A man talking on a cell phone while walking Wednesday on railroad tracks was hit by a train and killed. He was the second person in the area to be killed by a train while talking on a cell phone in the past two weeks. rss@masstransitmag.com (Kathy Mulady and Casey McNerthney, reporters, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Fri, 9 May 2008 10:49:00 -0700 Security News http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/Alstom-Said-to-Face-Cash-for-Contracts-Bribery-Probe/3$6019 http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/Alstom-Said-to-Face-Cash-for-Contracts-Bribery-Probe/3$6019 Alstom SA, the Paris-based engineering giant, is being investigated by French and Swiss authorities for allegedly paying bribes to win contracts in Asia and South America, according to a media report. rss@masstransitmag.com (MarketWatch) Thu, 8 May 2008 09:19:00 -0700 Security News http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/TTC-Fined-in-Workers-Death/3$6018 http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/TTC-Fined-in-Workers-Death/3$6018 The Toronto Transit Commission has been fined $200,000 for breaking provincial workplace safety laws in the death of a subway worker. rss@masstransitmag.com (John Spears, Toronto Star) Wed, 7 May 2008 09:50:00 -0700 Security News http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/UTA-Commuter-Train--Semi-Collide/3$6011 http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/UTA-Commuter-Train--Semi-Collide/3$6011 TRAX passengers watched helplessly Monday morning as a semitrailer pulled in front of their train, causing a collision that shut down a Salt Lake City intersection. rss@masstransitmag.com (By Brandon Loomis and Jason Bergreen, The Salt Lake Tribune) Wed, 7 May 2008 09:51:00 -0700 Security News http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/Strike-Cost-the-TTC-About-2M/3$6010 http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/Strike-Cost-the-TTC-About-2M/3$6010 The cost of April's weekend TTC strike is being estimated at about $2 million. rss@masstransitmag.com (The Toronto Star) Tue, 6 May 2008 09:38:00 -0700 Security News MassTransitMag.com: Security News http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/section.jsp?siteSection=11 http://www.masstransitmag.com rss@masstransitmag.com