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SEPTA bus cameras help police make arrest

August 9, 2011

After two men attacked a SEPTA bus with semiautomatic weapons, video from on-board security cameras helped Philadelphia police arrest seven suspects.

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Caltrain adds cameras to monitor tracks

July 5, 2011

Caltrain (CA) plans to mount cameras on the front and back of every train to record accidents and suicides along the tracks from San Francisco to Gilroy.

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Judge delays ruling on Metrolink cameras

May 27, 2011

A Los Angeles judge wants more time to consider whether a lawsuit by Metrolink (CA) engineers opposing video cameras in locomotives should go to trial.

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DART installing security cameras at rail stations

April 4, 2011

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (TX) is installing security cameras at all its rail stations.

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Metro gets grant for surveillance cameras

March 28, 2011

WMATA (DC) received a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to install surveillance cameras outside all 86 Metrorail stations.

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ACLU blasts Chicago surveillance cameras

February 10, 2011

Chicago officials defended their use of surveillance cameras after the ACLU of Illinois released a highly critical report.

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Costa Rica to use traffic cams to monitor buses

February 1, 2011

The Costa Rica Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes plans to use traffic cameras to see if buses are adhering to their schedules.

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TTC asks riders to stop playing gotcha with drivers who text

January 30, 2011

The Toronto Transit Commission (ON) has asked its riders to stop taking photos of drivers who are texting or talking on cell phones.

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MBTA to fakers: We’re watching

January 24, 2011

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is putting its video surveillance cameras to new use: Catching passengers who fake injuries after minor fender-benders.

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New York’s bus lane cameras see all

November 23, 2010

As reported last week, New York City installed five cameras to monitor the travel lanes for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new bus rapid transit service.

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