Transit Unplugged TV

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?? Transit Unplugged TV Host Paul Comfort tours the bus maintenance facility with RTD COO Michael Ford. Paul gets a feel for the sheer scale of maintaining the bus, rail, paratransit, and all the other vehicles at RTD. Michael and Paul also talk about how RTD is using apprenticeship programs to hire and train more maintenance mechanics. ??In the How Do I Get There segment Paul rides the Electric Mall Fleet bus with Fred Worthen (Assistant GM, Bus Operations) to Union Station--Denver's Living Room. ??At Union Station we hear from Dave Jensen (Assistant GM, Rail Operations) with a deeper look at the commuter rail operations. ?In Union Station Paul continues his discussion with RTD CEO Debra A. Johnson talking about how RTD, the airport, and integrated transit helps the city. ??Finally, Paul goes to the Denver International Airport (the third busiest in the U.S.) using the commuter rail from Union Station to interview Phil Washington, CEO of the Denver Airport, where they discuss what the transit industry can learn from the aviation industry.