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Tag Archives: North County Transit District
SPRINTER funds used for buses — and studies
North County Transit District's Capital Improvement budgets show funding for the SPRINTER, recently grounded with brake problems, was set aside in 2012 -- and cut this year. Read More »
Two men, two agencies, two results
Executives from Universal Protection Service watched last week as San Diego's transit agencies reacted to a recent inewsource investigation. Read More »
North County audit confirms training deficiencies with security guards
A North County Transit District audit has confirmed, among other things, deficiencies in the training records of its security officers. Read More »
Security company reprimanding, interrogating officers who voice safety concerns
Security guards who patrol San Diego’s stations and trolleys have told inewsource that their employer has met their concerns about safety with hostility. Read More »
Emails and interviews offer insight into SPRINTER shutdown
The brake problems were known to some employees as far back as 2009 -- just one year after the SPRINTER began service. Read More »
Chula Vista train station shooting directed at trolley cops
A security guard present at Friday night's shooting tells a different story than the one detailed in a Metropolitan Transit System memo to its board. Read More »
SPRINTER rail service may shut down due to bad brake rotors
North County Transit District's SPRINTER line, which carries 7,800 passengers a day, may be shut down after an inspection revealed bad brake rotors. Read More »
MTS and NCTD Board Meetings after “Security Breach”
Both San Diego transit districts met today for their monthly board meetings. One district reacted to our story — the other, not so much. Read More »
VIDEO: Security Breach
San Diego's private cops say they’re unprepared to protect the public on trains and trolleys. Read More »