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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2009

IBM lands 3 rail software contracts

LIRR, BART and D.C. Metro will deploy IBM software to manage and maintain rail cars, locomotives, and their associated components to improve operations and passenger safety.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2009

APTA honors top agencies, transit leaders

D.C. Metro GM, John B. Catoe, Jr. received the Outstanding Public Transportation Manager Award, which is given to a public transportation manager who has made outstanding contributions to the public transportation industry.

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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2009

METRO Briefs

Metrolink installs video cameras on locomotives. New RTC Chief: transit to boost local economy. Signage blamed for bus crash changed.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2009

Alstom to supply tramway to Kazakhstan

Agreement includes a project feasibility study covering public works and electromechanical aspects (supply of rolling stock, laying of track, installation of catenaries and electrification of the line, including supply of all electric and mechanical systems and subsystems).

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2009

Walder assumes leadership of N.Y. MTA

New chairman and CEO brings experience from London, promises 100-day action plan for moving forward with concrete goals and time lines.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2009

L.B. Foster to equip Port Authority rail

Will provide rail fasteners, track work and new rail for construction of the 1.2-mile North Shore Connector.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2009

Dallas' Orange Line wins FTA award

Established as a best practice for other transit agencies to use, the award recognizes exemplary efforts in preparing effective and practical environmental documents consistent with prevailing requirements and expectations while achieving the objective of paperwork reduction.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2009

Utah receives federal grant for intermodal center

Allows UTA to advance design and engineering on the Orem Intermodal Center, which will be completed prior to the opening of its FrontRunner Provo to Salt Lake City commuter rail line in 2012 or 2013.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2009

D.C. Metro launches reading Web tool

BrowseAloud reads aloud text as the user moves the cursor over words. Software is intended to help anyone who has difficulty reading online, including people with mild visual impairments, low literacy and reading skills, and learning disabilities such as dyslexia.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2009

Calif. Supreme Court: Shifting transit funds illegal

By declining to accept the Schwarzenegger Administration’s petition for review filed by state officials, the high court upheld the ruling of the Third District Court of Appeal that recent funding diversions violated a series of statutory and constitutional amendments enacted by voters via four statewide initiatives dating back to 1990.

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