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October 2005/Baltimore, Md.: In the October issue of Elevator World, Vertical Transportation Excellence (VTX) was highlighted in the project spotlight, which made the cover. The article Baltimore Metro gave an overview of Urban Rapid Transit Systems and the work VTX was doing for Maryland Transit Administration’s (MTA) Metro in Baltimore. VTX is currently the MTA’s elevator and escalator consultant on numerous equipment refurbishment and maintenance management projects. VTX developed a remote monitoring program to enhance the reliability and safety of the MTA’s vertical transportation equipment.

The elevator and escalator modernization project calls for the complete refurbishment of 33 elevators and 81 escalators located throughout the Metro system. The elevator modernization includes new controllers, machines and drives, in addition to ADA upgrades.

MTA’s Metro is one of the numerous systems on which VTX is consulting. It is representative of how the company approaches its project and implements the service provided to its clients. Additional Metro systems that VTX provides consulting services for are Chicago Transit Authority, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

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