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Posts in Category: Safety

Super Bowl Security efforts gain national acclaim

| June 12, 2018

Efforts to safely transport thousands of Super Bowl fans were recognized last week by the American Public Transportation Association. APTA presented Metro Transit with a Gold Award for Rail Security on Sunday during an awards ceremony in Denver, [...]

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Bus operator training efforts receive national recognition

Posted by Drew Kerr | May 11, 2018

Metro Transit’s efforts to improve safety through repeated and enhanced operator training have earned national accolades. The American Public Transportation Association awarded Metro Transit with a Certificate of Merit at its Bus Safety & [...]

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Train operator keeps Rail Rodeo crown

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 25, 2018

After finishing Metro Transit’s Rail Rodeo last Saturday, train operator Bill Morris felt pretty good about his performance. He had reason to be confident: For the second year in a row, Morris earned the best score in the annual skills [...]

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Transit telecommunicators’ role: Reassurance, right response

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 11, 2018

"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." -- Mr. Rogers Officially and across the country, they’re known as public safety [...]

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Transit Police make arrests in recent wave of cell phone thefts

Posted by Marisa Helms | Nov. 29, 2017

Metro Transit police officers have arrested 11 suspects for committing a bold crime of stealing cell phones from riders’ hands. Four of the suspects have been charged with felony theft and are facing thousands of dollars in fines and up to five [...]

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