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News•by Staff•February 14, 2017

Consortium forming in Calif. to deploy 20 fuel-cell electric buses

Two transit agencies in California — AC Transit and the Orange County Transportation Authority — will each deploy 10 buses. New Flyer will produce the buses in conjunction with Ballard Power Systems as the fuel-cell power plant provider.

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News•by Staff•February 13, 2017

Woman falls to her death inside World Trade Center transit hub

A Port Authority police spokesman said the woman, Jenny Santos was taken to Bellevue Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

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News•by Staff•February 13, 2017

BART rail may designate itself 'sanctuary in transit'

If BART does end up with the designation, it would be the first such agency to do so.

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News•by Staff•February 13, 2017

Stertil-Koni awarded NASPO ValuePoint contract for lifts, garage equipment

The new agreement enables customers nationwide — including municipalities, state agencies, and local governments — to purchase the company’s heavy-duty vehicle lifting systems by means of NASPO’S streamlined, expedited process.

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Videos•by Staff•February 13, 2017

BART's Mammoth Machines: Escalators

Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) escalators are giant, complicated machines. Uneven wear from the tens of thousands of people who ride them every day sometimes breaks and cause outages, but BART has a team of experts on hand to keep these "meat grinders" in working order.

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News•by Staff•February 13, 2017

New Flyer receives order for up to 21 Valley Metro RPTA buses

Ten XN60 buses will be use as replacement buses for RPTA’s fleet that have reached the end of their useful life.

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News•by Staff•February 13, 2017

MBTA outsource plan could save $65 million

The recommendations, which could affect hundreds of workers, are part of an internal report produced consultants hired by the agency.

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News•by Staff•February 13, 2017

Board overturns MARTA decision to outsource paratransit services

The agency decided to outsource its paratransit service in 2015, citing the need to save money, increase efficiency, and improve on-time performance rates.

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News•by Staff•February 13, 2017

Man who beheaded fellow Greyhound passenger granted full release

Will Baker, formerly known as Vince Li, a diagnosed schizophrenic, was found not criminally responsible for the 2008 incident in Manitoba, due to mental illness, but was subject to being monitored. 

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News•by Staff•February 13, 2017

FTA to withhold funding from D.C., Md. and Va. pending safety oversight program

The funds will be withheld until the jurisdictions pass identical legislation and meet related requirements in order for FTA to certify a new SSOP for WMATA Metrorail.

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