SMART Roll-out Gathers Momentum

By Bruce Robinson • Feb 3, 2016
  • Railroad crossings at Intersections such as this one in Rohnert Park, will soon have to adjust to regularly passing SMART trains.
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    Railroad crossings at Intersections such as this one in Rohnert Park, will soon have to adjust to regularly passing SMART trains.
    Bruce Robinson, KRCB
  • The full complement of new SMART passenger cars are now on hand and ready for action at the transit system's operations facility near Airport Blvd
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    The full complement of new SMART passenger cars are now on hand and ready for action at the transit system's operations facility near Airport Blvd
    Bruce Robinson, KRCB

Life adjacent to the long-disused railroad track through Sonoma County is about to change markedly as SMART trains accelerate toward their official start-up in a few more months.
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  SMART Trains are now making frequent but irregular test runs, creating changes and possible risks along the railroad tracks as they ramp up to starting regular runs later in the year.

Jennifer Welch
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   Jennifer Welch is SMART’s new Chief of Police, and for now, represents the entire department. She explains why such a position is needed by the transit operation.

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