APTA Urges House Transportation Subcommittee To Authorize $6 Billion In Security Funding For U.S. Public Transportation

Contacts: Virginia Miller (202) 496-4816 vmiller@apta.com
or Donna Aggazio (202) 496-4884 daggazio@apta.com.

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Denver's Regional Transportation District (RTD) won the prestigious Rail Transit Achievement Award at the Twelfth Annual Rail Rodeo, held in conjunction with the American Public Transportation Association's Rail Transit Conference in Miami, Florida. The winners were announced yesterday. RTD's winning team was Hall, Mickelson, and Sweeney.

This honor recognizes the men and women who keep North America's rail transit systems operating safely and efficiently. It is given to the operator and maintainer team that has the highest score of all competing rail transit systems.

The Operators Competition measures professional skills including train operation, knowledge of safety regulations, train equipment, and track right-of-way rules and procedures.

First place in the Operators Competition went to Miami-Dade Transit whose winning operators were Adrienne Robinson and Lamont Speights. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) in Portland earned a second place finish. Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) won third place.

The Maintainers Competition judges the ability to troubleshoot maintenance problems. RTD (Denver) earned first place in this competition. The winning maintainers were Jason Mickelson and George Sweeney. Carl Hall is an RTD operator. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) earned second place. Third place went to the Metro in St. Louis.

The Rail Rodeo Competition is designed to encourage excellence and professionalism in rail transit operations. A total of 16 of North America's finest rail transit systems with 28 operators and 37 maintainers participated. The competition was held June 5 at Miami-Dade Transit's William Lehman Center in Miami.

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