Veolia wins L.A. Metro contract
Veolia Transportation was officially awarded a five-year contract to operate bus service for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro).
Veolia Transportation was officially awarded a five-year contract to operate bus service for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro).
St. Louis-based operator Mid-American Coaches and Tours has taken delivery of four MCI J4500 coaches, and Coral Springs, Fla.-based Classic Bus Lines has taken delivery of two J4500 models.
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) reported that Americans took 2.6 billion trips on public transportation in the first three months of 2008, almost 85 million more trips than last year for the same time period.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) won the Rail Transit Team Achievement Award at the 16th Annual American Public Transportation Association (APTA) International Rail Rodeo, held in conjunction with the 2008 APTA Rail Conference in San Francisco. First place in the Operators Competition went to San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (S.F. MUNI.)
Bombardier Transportation> and Russian-based Transmashholding announced an agreement to establish a new joint venture to develop a new family and generation of locomotives using asynchronous propulsion technology.
Siemens, as part of a consortium led by the construction company Bilfinger Berger, has been awarded an order to build an 11.8-mile light rail line in Edinburgh, Scotland, as a turnkey project worth over $1 billion.
Daimler Buses North America delivered 10 Setra S 417’s to Toronto-based Tai Pan Tours. The event was celebrated during a special ceremony and cocktail party with customers and business partners.
Long Beach, Calif.-based Earth Tech Inc.-- provider of consulting, engineering and construction services -- received the Frances Perkins Vanguard Award for excellence in the utilization of women-owned small businesses as prime contractors and subcontractors.
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) ordered 26 60-foot BRTs with CNG powerplants from North American Bus Industries (NABI) Inc.
According to an American Public Transportation Association(APTA) survey, 35 percent of vacationers said they will use public transit, representing a seven percent increase from APTA’s 2007 “Green Travel Forecast Survey.”
West Covina, Calif.-based Foothill Transit's executive board voted to approve an amendment extending the current management contract with Veolia Transportation.
Princess Tours unveiled new exterior artwork on its motorcoaches, this week, to kick off National Tourism Week in Alaska.
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) Board of Directors unanimously approved a professional services agreement with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects to design the new Transbay Transit Center in downtown San Francisco.
Siemens Transportation Systems Inc.(STS) received a notice to proceed from the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) to build and deliver 77 S70 light rail vehicles over a four-year period. This is UTA’s fourth order with STS, bringing its total number of Siemens vehicles to 117.
The Charlotte, N.C. City Council voted to exercise the final remaining contract option with Siemens Transportation Systems to purchase four additional light rail vehicles for Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS).
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