electronic control system

BART’s computer failure reveals system flaws

August 11, 2011

Monday’s computer glitch, which forced BART to shut down service for more than two hours, highlighted the need for modernizing the 40-year-old system.

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Computer glitch shuts down BART trains

August 10, 2011

A communications problem between two routers shut down BART for over two hours on Monday night, and officials are still trying to figure out why.

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MARTA to upgrade train control technology

January 25, 2011

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (GA) signed an agreement to overhaul its train control technology.

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A look at Metro-North’s high-tech control center

September 8, 2010

The New York Post previewed Metro-North Railroad’s new operations control center, which oversees over 400 miles of track and more than 1,000 switches.

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Inside Dubai Metro’s control center

June 15, 2010

Gulf News got a behind-the-scenes look at the high-tech control center for the driverless Dubai Metro (UAE).

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NTSB opens hearing on Metrorail automated controls, oversight

February 24, 2010

The National Transportation Safety Board opened a three-day hearing into last June’s fatal Metrorail crash.

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Feds issue urgent warning to transit agencies

September 24, 2009

Citing concerns about “errant signals,” the National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent warning to transit agencies to check their train control systems.

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Metro trains to run on manual indefinitely

August 19, 2009

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will run all its Metrorail trains manually as a safety precaution.

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NTSB: Metro circuit problem began in 2007

July 24, 2009

The track circuit that apparently contributed to last month’s Metrorail crash had been malfunctioning intermittently since December 2007, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

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Washington Post editorial: “A Broken Metro”

July 23, 2009

Focusing on the recent reports of additional faulty track circuits, The Washington Post published an editorial expressing concerns about safety on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s rail system.

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