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Bi-State says secured-platform gates and camera upgrade are reducing incidents; fare validators and ticket-machine pilot advancing

Bi-State Development Agency · January 14, 2026

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Bi-State reported preliminary 50% reductions in incidents at gated Metrolink platforms, expansion of CCTV to 2,000 cameras and an in-progress validator and ticket vending machine pilot; some fencing supplies are delayed but temporary measures are planned.

Bi-State Development security leadership told commissioners the secured platform project (SPP) and related camera upgrades are moving forward and producing early results.

Kevin Scott, executive vice president for public affairs and security, said 11 Metrolink platforms are complete and operating in interim mode with security staff at gates and that those locations have seen a "significant reduction in overall incidence"—Scott described the preliminary reduction as "around 50%". Construction is underway at the remaining 28 platform locations in Missouri and Illinois, Scott said, but supply-chain delays for welded-wire fence panels from Canada have prompted plans to install temporary fencing where needed.

Scott also outlined a camera upgrade that has taken the system from roughly 800 older analog cameras to digital Bosch cameras scheduled to increase to about 2,000 feeds, all routed to a 24/7 real-time camera center and live views into vehicles. Scott said the upgrades help dispatchers and law enforcement with live situational awareness.

Tom Curran, who leads fare collection work, briefed the commission on validators and ticket vending machines: 11 stations already have the new validators installed (Mesabi hardware with Quality Mobile Installations as the installer), and Bi-State has received prototype ticket vending machines for configuration and testing. Curran said Indra (the TBM vendor) is on site for configuration and that the first machines of the pilot are scheduled for early February, though TVM production is behind the original schedule and the agency is pressing vendors to accelerate delivery.

Scott and Curran were candid about timing risks: temporary fencing will be used for some Missouri platforms while permanent panels arrive, and validators may be fully installed before all TVMs are fielded. Both presenters offered written follow-ups on schedule and vendor timelines for the commission.