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News•by Staff•September 2, 2009

Alstom to supply, maintain Irish light rail

The five-year contract is worth more than $42.9 million. Over the course of the contract, which will take effect on October 1, the network will increase by 50 percent as line extensions are put into service.

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News•by Staff•September 2, 2009

L.B. Foster to supply rail to SEPTA

Delivering new rail, trackwork turnouts, contact rail, coverboards, insulator assemblies and bonded insulated joints. The Fern Rock Yard Track Renewal Project is completely funded by The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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News•by Staff•September 1, 2009

Continental sells PT solutions to Constellation

Within Constellation Software Inc., the Public Transit Solutions segment will be renamed Trapeze ITS and be run as a separate operating group of Trapeze Software Inc., which is one of the six business units of Constellation.

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News•by Staff•September 1, 2009

Valley Metro to lower vanpooling cost

During the months of September and October, Valley Metro and their van contractor will offer one month free to those who form a new vanpool for commuting.

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News•by Staff•September 1, 2009

Bombardier signs Berlin vehicles contract

The order follows a framework agreement in 2006 for a maximum of 210 vehicles and includes 40 long and 24 short one-way vehicles as well as 35 short bidirectional vehicles trams.

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News•by Staff•September 1, 2009

N.J. Transit opens new entrance at Penn Station

The $19.2 million entrance also will benefit Amtrak, Long Island Railroad and New York City subway riders who share the midtown Manhattan rail hub by alleviating crowding at other entrances and interior walkways.

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News•by Staff•September 1, 2009

RTC breaks ground on $17M transit center

The Bonneville Transit Center will serve as the central transit hub for the RTC’s ACE Rapid Transit system, ACExpress commuter services and the RTC’s fixed-route transit system.

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News•by Staff•August 31, 2009

AECOM acquires LAN Engineering Corp.

The acquisition of LAN strengthens AECOM's transportation practice, according to the company.

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News•by Staff•August 31, 2009

SMU drops pedestrian bridge plans over funding

The pedestrian bridge is part of a $5.5 million grant request SMU presented to the North Central Texas Council of Governments in 2006.

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News•by Staff•August 31, 2009

LaHood: FTA beats Sept. 1 ARRA awards deadline

Since ARRA was signed into law on Feb. 17, grants totaling more than $6.7 billion have been made available for transit improvements throughout the country.

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