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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2013

N.Y. rail corridor receives $18.5M grant

The New York State Department of Transportation will provide the final design and construction of track reconfiguration and replacement and signal system improvements along Amtrak's Empire Corridor.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2013

FRA adjusts accident/incident reporting threshold

FRA intends to evaluate and potentially amend, as appropriate, its method for calculating the monetary threshold for accident/incident reporting in the future and, as a result, the formula utilized to calculate the threshold may change.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2013

Man who stole N.Y. bus paroled

Darius McCollum has become a celebrity for escapades that began at age 15, when he piloted an E train six stops from 34th Street to the World Trade Center without any passengers noticing.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2013

Mich. agency extends paratransit contract

The contract extension comes in the context of the need to issue a request for proposals for the service, and the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority’s possible implementation of a five-year transit improvement plan.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2013

BART, union settle labor issues

The deal settles a dispute over paid medical leave for employees that arose last month after the two sides had approved an October agreement that ended the second of two strikes BART workers staged this year.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2013

Bombardier to supply France with 30 more double-deck EMUs

Including this option, nine Regions have ordered a total of 159 Regio 2N EMUs. The delivery of the additional trains will take place from June 2016 until April 2017.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2013

Ansaldo STS wins LIRR signaling contract

The upgrade will increase the safety and reliability of the line and support the LIRR’s planned PTC system.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2013

Central Md. Transit travel training program lauded

The program has trained nearly 1,500 human services professionals since its inception in 2011. In FY 2013 alone, the program has trained 752 individuals at 46 different non-profit agencies and schools.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2013

ABA's Norm Littler dies

Worked in the transportation field for 41 years and was considered by his colleagues to be one of North America's leading motorcoach safety experts.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2013

N.J. county free senior shuttle celebrates milestone

The program expanded to provide service to disabled and low-income residents, as well as deliver Meals on Wheels.

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