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Managementby StaffMay 1, 2003

Top Consultant Achievements in Transit

A look at how consultants help bring projects — from rails to stations to research books — onto the streets.

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Railby Janna Starcic, associate editorMay 1, 2003

Rail Projects Total $58 Billion in Top 50

MTA New York City continues its reign in the top spot, with $9 billion in project costs, in METRO’s 9th annual rail study.

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Managementby Steve Hirano, editorMay 1, 2003

Alliances Boost the Bottom Line of Motorcoach Operators

Building loyal, reliable partners is critical. Hotels and tourist attractions are often willing partners, as are non-motorcoach tour operators and tour wholesalers.

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Managementby Steve Hirano, editorMay 1, 2003

Omaha looks ahead with a retro bus fleet

The local transit property, Metro Area Transit (MAT), is refurbishing 10 buses that were retired when Richard Nixon still presided in Washington.

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Managementby StaffMay 1, 2003

Briefs from around the globe

News from China, Scotland and Dubai

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Managementby StaffMay 1, 2003

Lebanese mini-bus drivers ‘mostly satisfied’ with their jobs, survey finds

According to The Daily Star, taxi drivers find it harder to make a living, whereas mini-bus drivers are mostly satisfied with jobs because they earn more and have steadier routes.

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Managementby StaffMay 1, 2003

Stagecoach negotiates sale of U.S. operations

Stagecoach has confirmed that it is negotiating to sell off the New England bus operations of its Coach USA division to Peter Pan Bus Lines in Springfield, Mass.

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Managementby StaffMay 1, 2003

Pennsylvania coach operator adds digital TV feed to buses

Capitol Trailways in Harrisburg, Pa., added an information system to five of its coaches that provides passengers with digital TV transmissions of news, weather and sports.

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Managementby StaffMay 1, 2003

ExecConnect America suspends innovative luxury bus service

n partnership with Anderson Coach and Tours, ExecConnect operated four times daily and consisted of three high-luxury and equally high-technology motorcoaches.

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Managementby StaffMay 1, 2003

Laidlaw to emerge from bankruptcy, change name

Laidlaw operated under Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection after a diversification program did not do as well as intended.

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