June 2011

Chicago Railcar Testing Reaches the Home Stretch

The Chicago Transit Authority has been in-service testing 10 5000-Series railcar prototypes, manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, for the past year. Final designs of the new railcars will feature onboard video surveillance, aisle-facing seating and AC propulsion.

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Travel Training Options Help Take the Pressure Off Paratransit Services

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Travel Training Options Help Take the Pressure Off Paratransit Services

Rail projects top $83 billion in U.S., Canada

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Rail projects top $83 billion in U.S., Canada

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Public transportation's reckoning is coming soon

Railcar Suppliers Look to Offer Range of Services

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Railcar Suppliers Look to Offer Range of Services

Utah Rail Plan Key to Greener, More Sustainable Communities

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Utah Rail Plan Key to Greener, More Sustainable Communities

RTA began work in earnest on the project last spring, following nearly three years of...

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Riverside Transit tests hydraulic hybrid system

Using Driver Training Simulators to Enhance Coach Safety

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Using Driver Training Simulators to Enhance Coach Safety

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Improving Bus Service Cost and Efficiency Using Indoor Location Systems

To include user input, the agency has created a mobile seat lab where visitors can test out...

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BART launches mobile seat lab to elicit customer feedback

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Yes, rail investments produce jobs and growth!

New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) and the agency's law enforcement partners, including the New...

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Transit agencies heighten security in wake of bin Laden killing

Stephanie Negriff rose through the ranks of the Big Blue Bus (BBB) to become its director in...

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5 Questions: Stephanie Negriff, Director, Big Blue Bus