American Logistics wins Calif. paratransit contract
Will begin operating the Wheels Dial-a-Ride service for the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority on July 1, 2011, including trip reservations, scheduling and dispatching services.
Will begin operating the Wheels Dial-a-Ride service for the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority on July 1, 2011, including trip reservations, scheduling and dispatching services.
The 12-passenger buses, with only window seating, features self-contained module seating angled toward the central aisle and partially enclosed by a rounded partition wall. Seats recline 140 degrees and include a padded footrest.
The latest plan to save the struggling rail service would likely propose using funds typically used for transit maintenance and money earmarked for construction projects.
Some critics disagree with the idea to create programs for K-12th grade, saying voter-approved taxes meant for mass transit should not go to educational programs.
The transit system's board voted 7 to 4 to terminate David Armijo, who had been placed on a month-long suspension while employee allegations against him were being investigated.
Express ridership to downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul both grew during the first quarter, indicating a recovery of jobs in the core cities.
Services will include technical support and assistance for completion and submission of FRA-required PTC documentation and supporting evidence in support of system certification. RSC is performing similar services for several other freight and commuter railroad clients.
Soliciting through a "neighborhood watch style program" the efforts of people who are already watching the trains to keep an eye on suspicious activity on trains and around stations and tracks.
The Tour Operator Summit, held on March 30 and 31 in Verona, N.Y., featured educational seminars, business sessions, networking events, and a mini-trade show. Forty-five bus and tour operator and 77 tour supplier members of both organizations from both sides of the border attended the event.
Will install a traffic management signal system connecting the Bologna-Florence and Bologna-Milan High Speed lines for approximately $40.7 million.
The new Forden station, a 9,000-square-foot indoor transfer facility, will serve approximately 1.5 million riders a year. The FTA contributed $600,000 in Recovery Act funds to the $5.3 million project.
As part of the project, crews replaced nearly seven miles of running rail, contact rail and ties — including all wooden ties dating back to the 1950s — which were replaced with concrete.
The preliminary factual report on the fatal motorcoach accident in New York City last month involving World Wide Travel may be accessed on the NTSB website. Analysis, conclusions and a determination of probable cause will come at a later date.
Eighty-two called in sick to participate in a "National Day of Protest" organized by the AFL-CIO and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
After nearly 19 years of service, Dorothy Dugger, the first female to lead the agency, will leave the position on April 22. Dugger and the BART board of directors reached a mutual agreement, whereby BART will pay her $958,000 for her resignation.
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