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Standard Disclaimer: This information is being provided by me as a private citizen and is in no way to be considered to be official VTA information. This page is intended to briefly describe Transit Operations at Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA).

Maintenance
        Made up of several different parts. Responsible for maintaining the facilities and equipment owned by VTA

Central Maintenance
        Responible for maintenance of the physical facilities as well as engineering for new equipment.

Light Rail Maintence
        This includes the vehicles and Power and Way maintenance.

Overhaul and Repair
        Located at Cerone Yard: Does major repairs and overhaul of equipment. Also responsible for inspecting new equipment.

North Maintenance
        Maintains the buses operating out of North Yard. This includes minor maintenance, fueling and cleaning of the buses.

Cerone Maintenance
        Maintains the buses operating out of Cerone Yard. This includes minor maintenance, fueling and cleaning of the buses.

Chaboya Maintenance
        Maintains the buses operating out of Chaboya Yard. This includes minor maintenance, fueling and cleaning of the buses.

Operations
        Responsible for the on road operations of the buses and Light Rail.

Light Rail Operations
        Responsible for rail operations. Also under Light Rail ops are the on-road supervisors and the radio control, both bus and OCC.

North Operations
        Responsible for dispatching the buses and operators out of North Yard.

Cerone Operations
        Responsible for dispatching the buses and operators out of Cerone Yard.

Chaboya Operations
        Responsible for dispatching the buses and operators out of Chaboya Yard.

Protective Services
        Responsible for on road and site security for VTA buses, Light Rail and Facilities. Also responsible for Fare Inspectors and transport of revenue.

Service and Operations Planning
        Performs short range planning, scheduling, installing and maintaining passengers facilities, contract compliance for contract service and ADA comliance.

© 1996 by Eric Rosenberg

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