Metra seeking RFPs for up to 42 new, remanufactured locomotives
Is asking for proposals for both new and remanufactured engines because it wants to weigh the costs/benefits of both options.
Is asking for proposals for both new and remanufactured engines because it wants to weigh the costs/benefits of both options.
Michael Stubbe will be replacing Rick McVinnie, who has served as executive director for 25 of his 42 years with RMTD and will be retiring in 2018.
Officials have been unable to interview the engineer, or the other crew member who was in the lead locomotive, because of their injuries sustained in the crash, according to a preliminary report that was released.
Drivers submit to a written exam to test their knowledge of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and compete behind the wheel on a challenging skills course.
Apollo Video Technology's high definition CCTV video surveillance system can also be integrated for enhanced safety and security of waiting passengers and transit property.
The implementation of PTC was postponed by Congress, which extended a deadline to have the systems in place from 2015 until December of this year and left open the possibility of an additional extension to 2020.
The addition grows Innovative Coaches' fleet to six vehicles, all of which not older than 2017 year models.
The Anniston, Ala., facility now joins all other New Flyer locations with capability to manufacture the Xcelsior CHARGE™ battery-electric bus, including Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Crookston and St. Cloud, Minn.
New General Distributor REV Coach LLC will start selling Setra motorcoaches in January 2018.
The models covered by the distribution rights agreement were the Setra S 407 and S 417 motor coaches, introduced by Daimler in North America in 2003.
The system is budgeted to make about $6.5 million less in ticket sales than was forecast in ridership study.
HART CEO Andrew Robbins talks about his role as "one of the most controversial public officials in the state" and his belief in Oahu's 20-mile rail transit project.
A letter from FTA to New York and New Jersey officials said the first phase of the project, estimated at $11 billion, seeks a 50% federal investment that is "considerably higher than much existing precedent for past 'mega projects'" and would deplete the existing grant program.
Plans to devote his final year to pushing for an infrastructure bill, an initiative both parties have said is long overdue.
This second call off is valued at approximately $160 million and is based on a contract for 26 locomotives signed in 2008.
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