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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2009

NTSB receives ‘clean’ financial report

Results are from an audit conducted on the NTSB's financial statements for Fiscal Year 2009. The opinion comes at a time when the NTSB has realized improvement in several management measurements.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2009

San Diego MTS to cut $7M in service

Cuts are due to sales tax shortfalls and elimination of State Transit Assistance funds.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2009

Alstom to deliver trams to Morocco

Will supply and maintain 74 Citadis trams to Casa Transports, the public company in charge of the construction of the tramway network in Casablanca.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2009

Travelers Aid opens The T's transportation center

Services range from providing diapers and overnight toiletry packs to information on other essential travel services, such as where to replace a lost cell phone, rent a car seat, or fill a prescription, and referrals, maps and directions to stores, nearby restaurants and overnight accommodations.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2009

URS taps Simonetta to head HSR practice

He will be based in URS' Columbus, Ohio, office and direct its nationwide high-speed rail transit practice.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2009

L.A. Metro unveils Gold Line Eastside Extension

Six-mile line links East L.A. with downtown Los Angeles and Pasadena, as well as with the Metro Blue and Green light-rail lines, Metro Red and Purple subway lines and the Metro Orange Line dedicated busway.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2009

Bombardier holding contest for future interior designs

Participants in the competition are invited to submit their proposals for different categories over the Web, and Bombardier executives and external experts will select the winning design, awarding prizes worth $15,000 for the best entries.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2009

1,207 customers board Minn. Northstar on first day

Assuming morning riders return home this afternoon, first-day totals will reach 2,414 rides, 70 percent of average weekday ridership expected during the first year.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2009

Feds seek oversight of transit safety standards

Under plan, states would be allowed to retain oversight if they can prove they are able to enforce federal safety rules.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2009

Seattle, Sound Transit sign streetcar agreement

The First Hill line will be the second modern streetcar line in Seattle following the Sound Lake Union Streetcar line, which opened December 2008.

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