Train Safety Control Implementation
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing to receive an update on the implementation of the safety technology known as positive train control (PTC). The heari…
586 viewsThe Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing to receive an update on the implementation of the safety technology known as positive train control (PTC). The heari…
586 viewsMore than 300 members of the United Kingdom’s youth parliament, ages 11 to 18, gathered in the British House of Commons for their annual debate of five topics being considered for their nati…
577 viewsPaul Wiedefeld, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) general manager, testified before a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee to provide an update on DC Metro…
1,604 viewsPaul Wiedefeld gave an update on the troubled Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which operates the District of Columbia’s subway and bus system. He talked about how the agency …
159 viewsGovernors Chris Christie (R-NJ) and Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) spoke to reporters about the New Jersey Transit commuter train that crashed into Hoboken Terminal.
411 viewsNational Transportation Safety Board officials briefed reporters on the New Jersey Transit commuter train that crashed into Hoboken Terminal earlier that morning. The accident killed at leas…
117 viewsThe heads of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the Federal Transit Administration were among the witnesses at a hearing on safety and reliability issues that have beleag…
1,122 viewsWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority leaders and federal transportation safety officials testified at a hearing on safety concerns with the D.C. Metrorail system, and the recent de…
1,865 viewsPaul Wiedefeld talked the future of Washington, D.C.'s, transit system. Among his remarks, he said the transit system is worse off than expected, and outlined his plan to improve service. He…
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