T begins installing bus security cameras

By Martine Powers | Boston Globe | February 11, 2014 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has begun to install more than 200 high-definition, 4G LTE-enabled security cameras on buses throughout the transit system — one of the initial stages of a process to bring video surveillance to the entire bus and subway fleet. The high-tech …

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Training Held for Barn Captains at Florian Hall

Barn Captains elected from across the MBTA attended a day-long training workshop on February 10th at Florian Hall in Dorchester. Every Barn Captain was in attendance as speakers, including 589 Attorney Paul Hynes and The Labor Bureau’s Doug Taylor, made presentations on the legal and contractual responsibilities of Barn Captains. As the frontline representatives of …

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Quincy parents say MBTA employees saved son’s life

(Above) MBTA CSA Karen Kane, Trish Bossart, MBTA Instructor Tomas Gonzales & Bob Bossart pose for a photo. (Left) Grateful family members hug staff. Photo by Susana Hey, MBTA.

Boston Globe | February 3, 2014 | By Jessica Bartlett A 24-year-old Quincy resident has MBTA employees to thank after he fell down the stairs at Wollaston Red Line station and had to be given CPR. According to a press release, Kevin Bossart collapsed in late January at the Red Line stop while on his …

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