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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.  

Videosby StaffApril 17, 2014

BART Fleet of the Future Train Car Model - A Sneak Peek

A visual sneak peek of BART's new fleet of the future train car model.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2014

Florida to roll out new $1B commuter rail system

The first phase will start running along a major interstate corridor that runs through downtown Orlando on May 1. The system is expected to eventually tie into an extensive public transit network linking Orlando and Miami by a higher-speed rail system.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2014

Foxx touts Fed investment during Atlanta BeltLine visit

The completed project is expected to include a 22-mile streetcar loop with connections to the existing MARTA rail system and the downtown Atlanta Streetcar Project.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2014

Calif. HSR adopts new business plan, lowers revenue projection

New projections are 5% lower than initially expected by 2025 and 10% lower by 2040. The change was made based on research shows that Californians are taking shorter but more frequent trips.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2014

Mass. company raises $40M for rail ticket project

SilverRail Technologies' software integrates all of the world’s rail lines into a single source and includes both search and transaction technologies and initially targeted travel agencies.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2014

San Antonio’s VIA wins streetcar court case

A county judge reaffirmed a ruling that an opponent of the project should have to pay a multimillion-dollar bond if he wants to appeal the transit system's earlier legal victory allowing it to issue debt to fund several projects.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2014

MTA awards contracts for East Side Access Manhattan tunnels, caverns

Contractors will line more than 10,000 linear feet of newly excavated tunnels with permanent structural concrete walls, and install complex communications systems in Grand Central Terminal’s future Long Island Rail Road concourse.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2014

Metra releases names from 'patronage files'

Handwritten index cards reflecting patronage hiring at the agency dating back 30 years contain recommendations from dozens of politicians.

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Videosby StaffApril 16, 2014

N.Y. MTA - East Side Access Tunnel Blasting

On February 19, 2014, the final blast the the 55 St Ventilation Facility in Manhattan marked the end of significant blasting operations for East Side Access.

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Videosby StaffApril 16, 2014

MTA East Side Access Update - Time-Lapse

Time-lapse of work being done during the fall of 2013 on contract CQ-032 of the N.Y. MTA East Side Access project.

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