Cleveland RTA Wins APTA Safety Award

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority was among the safety winners recently honored by the American Public Transportation Association.

The awards for the annual Rail Safety & Security Excellence Awards were presented this week at a convention in Baltimore.

Cleveland RTA received a certificate of merit for safety in the heavy-rail category. RTA was honored for implementing an emergency pantograph-lowering system designed to keep the train operator out of unnecessary danger.

Other winners included the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Metro Transit in Minnesota, the Maryland Transit Administration, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.

“These are the professionals who make us proud to be members of the public transportation family,” said APTA Chair Doran J. Barnes in a statement. “Keeping our riders, employees, and communities safe is the most important thing we do every day. Their accomplishments are what make a safe rail public transit industry even safer.”

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