Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) wins Maintainers Competition
News Release
June 5, 2007
Virginia Miller
202-496-4816
vmiller@apta.com
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) won the prestigious Rail Transit Team Achievement Award at the fifteenth Annual APTA International Rail Rodeo, held in conjunction with the American Public Transportation Association’s Rail Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The members of the SEPTA team that won this year’s top rail award are: Aaron Murphy (Operator), Michael Shepard (Operator), Jason Rickert (Maintainer), Robert Derr (Maintainer), and Robert Brooks (Maintainer).
The Rail Transit Team Achievement Award 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 combined 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 the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the winning operators were Aaron Murphy and Michael Shepard. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority earned a second place finish and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority came in third place.
The Maintainers Competition judges the ability to troubleshoot maintenance problems. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority earned first place in this competition. (LA Metro placed second in this category in the past two rodeos.) The winning maintainers were Eric Czintos, Ronnie Burt, and Toshimasa Manaka. The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit earned second place in the Maintainers Competition. Third place went to Denver’s Regional Transportation District.
The APTA International Rail Rodeo Competition is designed to encourage excellence and professionalism in rail transit operations. A total of 20 of North America’s finest rail transit systems with 36 operators and 53 maintainers participated. The competition was held at the Toronto Transit Commission’s Greenwood Yard on June 2.
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