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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2011

Ariz.’s Sun Tran, Veolia awarded $300K security grant

Funding will enable patrols of Sun Tran’s transit facilities, with more than $200,000 of this funding dedicated to pay for Tucson Police Department personnel over the next three years. The grant also funds a public awareness campaign to educate riders on transit safety and security.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2011

S.F. transit agencies may save $235M in benefit cuts, work order changes

Money can be saved by merging administrative functions, cutting premium benefits and changing guidelines that determine the employment terms for transit operators.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2011

Hawaii's SpeediShuttle to expand Sprinter fleet for exclusive airport contract

All Sprinters are powered by a 3.0-liter BlueTEC diesel engine and all versions are equipped with a number of Mercedes-Benz safety features — ESP stability and rollover control, ABS anti-lock brakes, Brake Assist and traction control.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2011

Cleveland RTA dedicates new accessible station

The East 55th Street Rapid Station is one of the few that services the Red, Blue and Green lines, as well as connecting east and west side transit, along with linking bus-to-rail service.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2011

Chicago receives first batch of new Bombardier railcars

The 26 car-delivery is the first of a 706-car order of 5000 Series railcars, for which full production is under way.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2011

REI, ETA win Miami contract

To furnish, deliver, install, test and commission an Intelligent Transit Management System at Florida International University (FIU). American Coach Lines operates FIU's bus fleet.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2011

NJ Transit driver stabbed by passenger

The alleged assailant was arrested at the stop by the responding officers and taken to the Major Crimes unit to be charged.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2011

FTA awards MBTA $75M for commuter rail

Funds will put an estimated 260 people to work making long-overdue improvements to the MBTA’s 50-mile Fitchburg commuter rail line, one of the state’s oldest passenger rail lines still in service. The investment will increase the train line's maximum speed by nearly 20 miles per hour, while greatly improving safety and on-time performance to 17 communities and 18 stations.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2011

Phoenix’s Valley Metro awarded $1M for alt analysis

The agency will analyze various high-capacity transit alternatives for the South Central Phoenix corridor on Central Avenue between downtown Phoenix and Baseline Road.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2011

N.Y. MTA driver assaults up

There were 69 physical assaults in the first nine months of this year — compared with 57 during the same stretch last year.

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