Passenger Bus, Rail and Motorcoach Industry News

Provide passengers with train arrival and departure times for the next three trains and show which trains serve the Green Line and which serve the Orange Line.

Recognized in The Appy Awards, a nationwide app competition and an official event at SXSW. It won an award in the “Mapping/Navigation” category.

The apps include quick links to Metro-North and Amtrak rails services, including schedules and fare information, bus schedules and routes, public transportation information and much more.

Challenges student software developers to use the agency’s raw performance data on commercial bus companies to create new apps and online solutions that enable consumers to make smart safety decisions when booking their bus travel.

Allows transit customers to receive information on when the next buses — up to six succeeding — will arrive at any specific bus stop. Next-vehicle information is available for more than 9,300 TTC bus stops inside Toronto.

The cards, which have been available for a couple of months, can be used only to pay fares with Black and White cabs, including trips to the airport. It also allows a group of students to ride in a Black and White cab for one fare without the typical extra passenger fee.