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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2013

AC Transit rolls out New Flyer artics

Designed to handle our heaviest passenger loads, the agency will deploy 23 of these streamlined buses in August and September.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2013

Cummins plant celebrates 1.5 millionth engine

The plant is also in full production with the new high-performance Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy-duty natural gas engine.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2013

BusCon Expo adds bonus seminars for motorcoach, transit professionals

Monday sessions are open to all attendees and brought to you by the United Motorcoach Association and its Bus & Motorcoach Academy.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2013

Report: Transit draws crowds, cash, to cities

Paper shows that public transit produces “agglomeration,” or, more people gathering in the same space, which draws more jobs, higher wages and economic productivity. The hidden economic value of a city’s transit system could be worth $1.5 million to $1.8 billion annually.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2013

Nashville MTA, RTA hit big ridership numbers

Together, they provided 10.5 million passenger trips in the Middle Tennessee region.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2013

Billions in transportation funding imperiled by new Calif. pension law

Officials say law appears to violate federal mass transit grant regulation, which requires agencies to protect employees' collective bargaining rights.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2013

Nashville's AMP BRT program gets Fed go ahead

MTA was notified late last week it provided sufficient information to enter the project development phase as outlined under FTA’s Small Starts grants program.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2013

L.A. Metro awards Cubic 6-year extension

Covers the repair and maintenance of Metro’s rail fare collection equipment, TAP validators for regional bus operators, and the back office systems that process the TAP smart card data for Metro’s bus and rail system and 10 regional operators.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2013

New BusCon commercial debuts

The “Ralph Kramden” BusCon 2013 video series is a hit with record numbers of views. Make sure you get in on the fun and see the latest video as well as all the previously released videos.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2013

Cincinnati’s SORTA celebrates 40 years

Hosting a community event with a display of an historic bus from the 1960s and one of the system’s newest Metro*Plus buses that will go into service on Aug. 19. Also adding a new limited-stop service.

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