GE Transportation

GE Transportation, which maintains locations for its Global Rail Operations (GRO) business in Canton, Massachusetts, provides technology for train control, communications, command and security integration enabling users to view sites and react appropriately during emergencies. Six years after the Sept. 11 attacks and three years after the 9/11 Commission made its recommendations, Congress embraced what the 9/11 families consistently said was a need for the willingness to do things a different way and a new federal program elevates the importance of implementing networking and intelligent transportation systems to provide for interoperability communication. In support of these objectives, we provided testimony at public hearings and garnered support for inclusion of this federal program in the state’s transportation bond bill. The lack of security for rail and public transportation systems is alarming, and the Massachusetts legislature and Governor have made a commitment in the bond authorization to ensure effective safety measures for rail users and commuters in the Commonwealth.