Omnitrans Mourns Loss of
Maintenance Director Jack Dooley
Th e Omnitrans family mourns the loss of Director of Maintenance
Jack Dooley. A 32-year employee, Dooley died October
9th from injuries sustained in a fall while in Atlanta, Georgia,
while attending Expo.
“Th e Omnitrans family has suff ered a great loss,” said CEO/
General Manager P. Scott Graham. “Jack’s rise from Utility Service
Worker to Director speaks volumes for his dedication to and
passion for his work. Over more than three decades, his accomplishments
with the Maintenance team have kept Omnitrans at the
forefront of the industry. His leadership and friendship will be missed.”
Dooley was a resident of Highland, California. He would have turned 55 on
October 14.
Transit Helping Transit
Capital Metro
Many thanks to those who gave gift cards
and items to help nine transit agencies in
the Texas Gulf recovery from Hurricane
Harvey. Gifts went directly to employees
via the agency human resource departments.
Many lost everything in this Hurricane.
Thank you,
The South West Transit Association and
the Texas Transit Administration
Gift cards were given by:
AFSCME Local 3624,
Los Angeles, CA
$10,000
Alphavu
APTA Business
Member Board of
Governors (BMBG)
APTA Staff &
Members - $8,000
BART
Ecolane
Emily W.
(Anonymous)
Florida Public Transit
Association
Frauscher
Greater Dayton
Regional Transit
Authority
INIT
Keolis
MetroTransit
(Minneapolis)
PTG
International See
Letter
Denver RTD, Legal
Services Division
RTA Chicago
San Jose Transit See
Letter
Santa Clarita Transit
SEPTA
Tri-Met
Valley Metro
Valley Metro Rail
Virginia Transit
Association
Westmatic
WMATA
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Donations were
given by:
BraunAbility, Kansas
City, KS
Capital METRO,
Austin, TX
CARTS, Austin, TX
CATS, Baton Rouge,
LA
KCATA, Kansas City,
MO
Valley Metro,
Phoenix, AZ
Volunteer
coordinators for
donation delivery:
Colton Walle,
BraunAbility
Dottie Watkins,
Capital METRO
Evan Staff ord,
Chariot Transit
(FORD Motor)
Jameson Auten,
KCATA
Kristen Roberts,
Valley Metro
Shawna Russell,
Independent
Contractor
Tom Grantham,
CARTS
Jack Dooley
News
Capital Metro staff working at Walmart
donation pick-up.
Siemens and Alstom Join
Forces to Create a European
Champion in Mobility
Siemens and Alstom have signed a Memorandum
of Understanding to combine
Siemens’ mobility business including its
rail traction drives business with Alstom.
The transaction brings together two innovative
players of the railway market with
unique customer value and operational
potential. The two businesses are largely
complementary in terms of activities and
geographies. Siemens will receive newly
issued shares in the combined company
representing 50 percent of Alstom’s share
capital on a fully diluted basis.
Global headquarters as well as the
management team for rolling stock will
be located in Paris area and the combined
entity will remain listed in France.
Headquarters for the Mobility Solutions
business will be located in Berlin, Germany.
In total, the new entity will have 62,300
employees in over 60 countries.
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Litens and Romaine Electric
Team Up to Restore Belt
Drive System Integrity
for the Transit Bus
Romaine Electric Corp., in partnership
with the Litens Automotive Group, has
brought to fruition a project to introduce
the fi rst overrunning alternator decoupler
pulley, The Monster OAD, to the transit
market. The Monster OAD is an eightgroove
serpentine pulley specifi cally
designed to eliminate systemic belt drive
failures. This pulley design was created by
the Litens Automotive Group more than 15
years ago for use in the automobile industry
and has become an industry standard.
The Monster OAD pulley has two
primary functions that eliminate belt drive
issues. First, it has an overrunning feature
that allows the alternator rotor to dissipate
its inertia by overrunning or “freewheeling.”
The second and most important
feature of The Monster OAD is its ability to
absorb the torsional vibration created by
the engine.
Booth 9368 | MassTransitmag.com/12371246
