International Transit Studies Program

INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT STUDIES PROGRAM

Sponsored by the Transit Cooperative Research Program of
the Transportation Research Board

Study Mission
Rail Passenger Safety: Equipment and Technologies

Berlin, Hennigsdorf, and Braunschweig, Germany
Reichshoffen and Paris, France
London and Crowthorne, Berkshire, United Kingdom
fall 2006

Thomas E. Margro, Team Leader, General Manager
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) (San Francisco, CA)

Steven Adkins, Senior Technical Project Manager
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Newton, MA)

Michelle Bouchard, Manager, Rail Transportation
Caltrain/San Mateo County Transit District (San Carlos, CA)

RoseMary Covington, Mass Transit Administrator
District of Columbia Department of Transportation (Washington, DC)

James Dickey, Director, Public Transportation Division
Arizona Department of Transportation (Phoenix, AZ)

Susan Duffy, Manager of Rail Operations
Utah Transit Authority (Midvale, UT)

David Genova, Manager of Public Safety
Regional Transportation District (Denver, CO)

D. Austin Jenkins, Light Rail Manager
King County Metro (Seattle, WA)

Paul Messina, Superintendent, System Safety
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York, NY)

Carter Rohan, Director of Capital Programs and Construction
Municipal Transportation Authority (San Francisco, CA)

David Solow, Chief Executive Officer
Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) (Los Angeles, CA)

Thomas Tupta, Superintendent of Transportation
San Diego Trolley (San Diego, CA)

Ralign Wells, Director, Metro Operations
Maryland Transit Administration (Baltimore, MD)

Ronald E. Hynes, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation
Federal Transit Administration (Washington, DC)

Janet Abrams , Mission Coordinator, Vice President and COO
Eno Transportation Foundation (Washington, DC)

(Please note: affiliations shown here were current as of the time of the study mission.)