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ProductsJune 14, 2013

Ticket vending machine

The Vendstar-e ticket vending machine is designed to accept and process credit and debit cards and conveniently issue magnetic and/or smart cards for quick and easy passenger travel.

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ProductsJune 14, 2013

Wireless fleet software

REI introduced two new wireless fleet software add-ons for its mobile video surveillance system: A.R.M.O.R. - Auto Pilot and A.R.M.O.R. - Diagnostics.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2013

Chicago Transit awards new bus overhaul contract

Board awarded a $1.7 million lighting contract to Specialty Manufacturing Inc. LED lighting will replace existing fluorescent and LED interior lights in the more than 1,000 buses that are being overhauled.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2013

APTA-sponsored 'Dump the Pump' coming June 20

National public transportation awareness day encourages people to “dump the pump” by parking their car and riding public transit instead.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2013

Mo. unveils $2.6M ARRA-funded bus facility

Includes bus storage, maintenance areas and offices for OATS Northeast, which provides demand-response and fixed-route transportation for senior citizens, people with disabilities, and the state’s rural areas.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2013

Under proposed bill, transit benefits would stay higher

Some representatives in Congress are proposing that the $245-a-month in pre-tax benefits that commuters who use public transit now receive become permanent. The benefit is set to expire at the end of the year and would drop to $125 a month.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2013

New Flyer wins Calif. order

Between 2006 and 2012 New Flyer has built and delivered 70, 40-foot CNG buses for GET Transit, which currently has an active fleet of 88 heavy duty buses.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2013

RIPTA to introduce BRT, bus tracking

The R-Line is RIPTA’s first Rapid Bus Route scheduled to begin service in January of 2014.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2013

L.A. Metro expands art tour program

The Metro Art Moves_DTLA tours are a fresh, new approach that aims to increase transit ridership through volunteer docent and artist led experiences of the Metro system.

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Newsby StaffJune 6, 2013

First Transit wins new contract

Beginning July 1, 2013, will begin operating a two-bus route under a contract with the largest Native American nation in New York State.

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