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MTA gears up for winter weather

December 7, 2011

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) announced its winter-preparedness plans, which include improved customer communications and response protocols.

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State vows commuter rail improvements

February 16, 2011

Massachusetts state transportation officials met with commuter rail representatives to review a plan to improve service during harsh weather conditions.

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MBTA GM: “We must do a better job”

February 8, 2011

After weeks of bad weather, MBTA GM Richard Davey said: “During weather-related service delays, we must do a better job of communicating with our riders.”

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MassDOT apologizes for storm glitches

January 30, 2011

The MBTA reassigned its webmaster after the agency’s website and text-messaging system crashed during last week’s snowstorm.

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MTA’s website sputters during storm

January 30, 2011

As web traffic doubled during last week’s snowstorm, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s website wobbled but never crashed.

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Enter Snowzilla

January 23, 2011

Facing a snowier than average winter, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority deploys a jet snow blower, AKA Snowzilla, to clear the Mattapan High Speed Line.

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NJ TRANSIT’s website is derailed

January 14, 2011

NJ TRANSIT’s website was briefly off-line today because the agency did not renew its domain name.

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MBTA apps help snow-dazed commuters

December 28, 2010

With a blizzard disrupting transportation in the Northeast, The Boston Globe praised the MBTA for making real-time data available to commuters.

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UK railroads to consider third-rail heaters

December 14, 2010

After wintry weather created chaos for UK railroads, one operator is testing heated strips to keep the third rail free of ice and snow.

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Ice stops UK trains cold

December 6, 2010

A safety feature apparently caused some UK trains to shut down last week in last week’s freezing conditions. According to The Telegraph, software shut down some trains when ice formed on the third rail.

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