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to the Metropolitan Transportation
Authority to implement PTC on the
Long Island Rail Road and Metro-
North.
• Awarded $25 million in grant
funding to railroads, suppliers and
state and local governments. Many
awards will help railroads achieve
interoperability among the different
PTC systems that railroads are
deploying.
• Made $199 million in grants
available to commuter railroads in
fiscal year 2017 to implement PTC.
• Building a PTC testbed at the
Transportation Technology Center
(TTC) in Pueblo, Colorado.
• Working directly with the Federal
Communications Commission
(FCC) and the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation to improve
the approval process for PTC communication
towers.
• Dedicating staff to work on PTC
implementation, including establishing
a PTC task force.
To view the interactive graphic of
PTC implementation by freight and
passenger railroads, or individual
railroad’s PTC implementation, click
on the graphics at left.
To view each railroad’s full quarterly
PTC Progress Report, please visit:
https://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0628
Multipurpose Safety Wand
Megaphone from AmpliVox
Enhances Crowd Control
NORTHBROOK, IL – When directing
large groups of people in
motion, effective communication is
essential to ensure safety. AmpliVox
Sound Systems’ S606 Safety Wand
Megaphone gives police officers,
fire departments, emergency medical
technicians, and other first responders
the tools to communicate
quickly and
clearly. This allin-one
crowd
control baton
with a built-in
megaphone is
also an excellent
choice for
parking attendants
and security
officers at
sporting events, concerts, and other
large venues.
The AmpliVox S606 Safety Wand
Megaphone combines the features
of an LED safety wand with a loudspeaker
megaphone, increasing the
user’s visibility and voice range in
a single lightweight, durable, and
water-resistant unit. The wand includes
five ultra-bright red LEDs for
a continuous or flashing flare and a
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The AmpliVox S606 Safety Wand Megaphone
combines the features of an LED crowd and traffic
management wand with a loudspeaker megaphone.
white LED strobe light at the tip of
the wand, providing visibility from
3,000 yards. A detachable 20-watt
Piezo microphone connects to the
wand’s handle via a 5’ coil cord. A
rotary volume control on the side of
the handle adjusts the megaphone’s
volume level with a whistle function
as loud as 105 decibels. The
baton’s handle
includes easyto-use
control
buttons to activate
different
functions.
The unit is
powered by an
integrated rechargeable
battery
pack that
can be plugged into AC outlets or
vehicle chargers, with a run time of
up to 100 hours per charge.
“AmpliVox’s Safety Wand Megaphone
makes crowd management
more powerful in all kinds of settings,”
notes Don Roth, AmpliVox
CEO. “It combines clear vocal amplification
with enhanced visibility.
Better communication delivers im-
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