News and Updates

National Signals Training Consortium Meets at TriMet to Develop Courseware, Discuss Apprenticeship

Posted October 2016

The National Signals Training Consortium (the Consortium) met in Portland last week. Neil McFarlane, General Manager of TriMet, welcomed the group to Portland and stressed the importance of the consortium’s work within the industry.

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Paul Hall Center - A Model for Training and Apprenticeship for the Transportation Workforce

Posted October 2016

TLC staff Jack Clark, Xinge Wang and Tia Brown recently paid a visit to the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education located at Piney Point, Maryland.

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First Set of Rail Car Training Consortium Courses Piloted at CATS

Posted September 2016

Three new Railcar Training Consortium courses are being piloted by the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) this week in Charlotte, NC

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National Rail Vehicle Training Consortium Finishes Its First Three Courses

Posted September 2016

The Center’s Rail Car Training Consortium has completed courseware for two courses in Auxiliary Power Supply and Battery Systems and one in Rail Car HVAC Maintenance.

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WMATA Transit Elevator/Escalator Apprenticeship Graduates: Moving to a Future of Excellence

Posted September 2016

On August 26, 2016, WMATA graduated five individuals from their elevator-escalator apprenticeship program: Andy Cardwell, Sherman Jones, Ebisu Dinqu, Howard Mintz, and Bryan Moats.

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