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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2012

Audit finds NYC bus shelter maintenance lacking

In 2006, the city inked a 20-year deal privatizing city bus shelters, sidewalk sheds, city benches and even sidewalk newsstands.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2012

World Congress on High-Speed Rail meets in Philly

This is the first time that the World Congress on High-Speed Rail has come to the U.S. About 1,000 attendees from 37 countries are expected to attend.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2012

Amtrak releases Northeast Corridor expansion plan

Forecasts a 25% increase in ridership and revenue over 2010 projections. Also discusses key findings from the recently completed NEC Business and Financial Plan to guide Amtrak on how to potentially fund and finance its integrated vision for the NEC.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2012

Harsco lands Houston light rail contract extension

Will refurbish the historic Main Street Bridge in Houston. The work is part of a major expansion of the light rail line from Houston’s city center, adding nearly 30 miles of track to the existing Main Street line.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2012

Debate rages over new Jerusalem light rail

Israel’s first commuter light rail runs through both Israeli and palestinian neighborhoods, including some disputed parts of the city that Palestinians want for their future state, fostering cultural tension.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2012

N.Y. Metro North to test smart phone ticket app

The time and date stamped electronic ticket shows up on the purchaser's phone screen as a secure image that a conductor can validate visually. The electronic ticket also shows as a bar code that can be scanned by a conductor's hand held device to verify that the barcode is valid.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2012

Alstom to exhibit at HSR World Congress

Visitors will have the opportunity to discover the company’s complete high-speed and very high-speed train product line, as well as infrastructure, services and signalling.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2012

Online tool developed to promote BRT

Will help decision-makers understand the full array of features and firms needed to provide the BRT vehicles, technology and services.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2012

Report: Most urban jobs near transit, most workers not

Some three quarters of all jobs in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas are in neighborhoods with transit service, but only about a quarter of the workforce is able to get to their jobs in less than 90 minutes via mass transit.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2012

D.C. Metro unveils track geometry vehicle

The specialized railcar, custom-built by Ensco, is equipped with advanced technology that analyzes the condition of rail and track infrastructure and alerts Metro to potential defects.

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