Articles

Building a Better Coach for Commuter Service

Developing a commuter coach that satisfied heightened requirements for safety, reliability, air quality, ADA accessibility and passenger and driver comfort was a huge challenge for New Jersey Transit — but not an insurmountable one.

Closing the Gap Between Life and Death

The bond between paratransit drivers and their clients is often broken only by death. How the Regional Transportation Commission in Reno, Nev., and its paratransit service provider, ATC/Vancom, help drivers cope with the passing of their passengers – and their colleagues.

Modern Buses Get Nostalgic

A growing demand for old-fashioned trolleybuses is a result of the increased ridership they bring.

Motorcoach Operators Go the Whole Nine Yards

Marketing a motorcoach operation to sports teams requires a strategy for reaching the right audience, packaging and promoting an attractive deal and providing safe, dependable service that suits the ever-changing needs of athletic organizations.

The Science of Preventive Maintenance at NYCT

Keeping 4,600 buses in working order requires a dynamic PM strategy that integrates OEM recommendations, regulatory requirements and performance indicators. Here’s how NYCT manages the task.

High-Speed Success Overseas Hasn't Come to the U.S.

With high-speed rail projects springing up all over the world, will the United States be forced to forever play catch-up? Although corridor proposals are plentiful, U.S. projects are mired in funding quandaries, face stringent safety standards and an aging rail infrastructure.

10 Most Improved Transit Agencies

In the face of unsupportive patrons and legislators, these 10 agencies managed to alter service enough to create successful systems.

Future bright for LED systems

Although LEDs are fairly new to the truck and transit industries, they have been used in the automotive industry for several years.

(PT)2 takes its message to America

I was flipping through a recent issue of Newsweek when I saw a full-page black-and-white advertisement featuring a young boy holding a melting ice cream cone.

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