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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 StaffAugust 6, 2014

NYCT appoints new VP/chief officer for Staten Island Railway

Most recently, Frank Jezycki headed the Infrastructure group in the Department of Subways as the chief infrastructure officer, solidifying his comprehensive background in maintenance, operations and subway construction practices.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2014

Okla. trial passenger service to launch next year

The trial service is expected to start in the early part of next year. It will likely run between Sapulpa and Midwest City, but supporters hope a permanent service eventually links downtown Tulsa to downtown Oklahoma City.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2014

Private investors warming to Calif. high-speed rail

Nine companies, mostly large construction, engineering and infrastructure firms that have worked on high-speed rail elsewhere, have written letters saying they are interested in financing part of what would be the state’s largest-ever infrastructure project.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2014

Chicago to Quad-Cities rail service reaches milestone

The state of Illinois reached an agreement with the Iowa Interstate Railroad to design construction work on its part of the 162-mile route that will eventually link Chicago to the Quad-Cities — Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline, Ill.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2014

Alstom launches live 4G pilot for communication based train control

The pilot will be using Huawei’s LTE technology following the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two companies in April 2014.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2014

First Transit to operate Fla. county paratransit service

The contractor, which currently manages the Escambia County Area Transit fixed-route services, will begin managing the paratransit services July 1, 2014.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2014

D.C. Streetcar begins training operators in traffic

Transportation officials say each operator will train with supervisors under various traffic scenarios — part of the process in order to be certified to carry passengers.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2014

London piloting pedestrian, cyclist detection software on buses

The technology directly alerts bus drivers when pedestrians and cyclists are moving close to their vehicles, helping to reduce collisions.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2014

Chicago Transit: Crime down 34% compared to 2013

Since May 2011, the CTA has taken a number of steps to improve efforts in tackling crime on the bus and rail systems, including expanding police patrols and rail saturation missions on the CTA system and increasing undercover operations targeting pick-pocket theft rings and other crimes.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2014

APTA recognizes 7 organizations for sustainability efforts

Depending on the level of achievement, organizations were presented Gold, Silver and Bronze level certifications by APTA Chair Peter Varga at the APTA Sustainability and Public Transportation Workshop, which is being held at the Omni Parker House Hotel in Boston.

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