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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 StaffFebruary 29, 2012

Class action suit filed following VIA derailment

The same law firm led a class-action lawsuit against Via Rail and CN after a derailment in 1999 that killed two crew members and sent 77 passengers and crew to the hospital.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 29, 2012

Alstom, TMH bring high-speed vehicle to Moscow

The partners aim at implementing in Moscow innovative solutions with regard to rolling stock design, traffic and passenger management, signaling systems and other rail aspects.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 29, 2012

Calif.’s Metrolink receives $3.7M to enhance crossing safety

Adding warning devices and barriers that make it difficult for drivers or pedestrians to circumvent gate arms when a train is approaching. Enhancements include additional exit and pedestrian gates, new raised median islands, flashing signals and right-of-way security gates.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 29, 2012

Group urging return of Amtrak's N. Fla. services

There has been no Amtrak passenger rail service in region since 2005, when Hurricane Katrina caused damage to part of the Sunset Limited Route from New Orleans to Jacksonville.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 29, 2012

Sex crimes go unreported on San Francisco transit

Police documented 95 sex crimes on BART, San Francisco MUNI and Alameda County Transit in 2011. However, experts who study sex crimes on public transit say the numbers are significantly underreported.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 29, 2012

Resigning Ala. transit chief to receive $160K severance

Part of an agreement for Peter Behrman, executive director of the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority, which also strips him of most of his authority in his final weeks at the agency. Officials blame him for false threats of service shutdowns and deficits.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 29, 2012

Gas tax hike proposed to fund Chicago transit

Proposed legislation would raised a projected $168 million over five years for the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2012

SEPTA to spend $100M on positive train control

Awarded a contract to Ansaldo STS USA Inc. Agency officials said that the cost would mean canceling or delaying many other transit projects in the Philadelphia region.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2012

Cyclists call on NJ Transit to change policy

Currently only allows cyclists to bring their bicycles onto trains only at stations with high-level platforms.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2012

Honolulu narrows list to former MBTA chief

Grabauskas, also a former state transportation secretary, was appointed by Mitt Romney and forced to resign from the T in 2009.

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