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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2009

Alstom, Paris transit, partner on energy storage

The STEEM (Maximised Energy Efficiency Tramway System) project will enable the trams to run without catenary power, allowing them to be integrated more effectively into the urban environment and generate energy and infrastructure savings.

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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2009

Ansaldo STS secures $24M NY contract

ASTS will provide a relay-based wayside signaling system to replace and upgrade two current interlocking on the Queens Boulevard Line. In addition to meeting the latest New York City Transit Authority standards, the state-of-the-art system will be Communications Based Train Control-ready.

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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2009

Railway safety experts form consulting firm

Key services include implementing complete safety programs, FRA Rule Part 236 compliance analysis and documentation generation, system safety design assessment, safety hazard analyses, and review of operating rules and procedures for safety.

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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2009

PB wins Dallas LRT extension contract

PB will serve as the lead engineering firm, providing civil, track work, structural, architectural, geotechnical, traffic and certain systems engineering design services.

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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2009

Port Authority upgrades Website, joins Twitter

New interactive Website allows riders to access schedules and destination information more easily. Passengers also can follow the agency's PATH Twitter account for service information and customer service questions.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2009

Bombardier supplies Austria, Canada

Received orders for 23 Flexity Outlook trams from Linz, Austria, and for seven Bombardier BiLevel commuter rail vehicles from South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority in Vancouver.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2009

Calif. to extend HSR corridor to Las Vegas

In April, President Obama, Vice President Biden and Secretary LaHood announced the effort to transform the nation's transportation system by developing rail infrastructure and launching high-speed passenger rail services in 100 mile to 600 mile corridors that connect U.S. communities.

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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2009

L.B. Foster to equip CTA rail

The supplier has begun delivery of 80-foot rail sections, direct fixation (DFF) fasteners, insulated joints and contact rail insulators for the construction on the project, which will eliminate slow zones on CTA's Blue Line.

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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2009

US Railcar to resume DMU production

The US Railcar DMU was prototyped through a demonstration project in 2002 and is currently the only FRA-compliant DMU operating in revenue service in North America.

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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2009

Minnesota disabled vets ride free

Disabled veterans simply need to show the proper identification card to bus operators of any fixed-route service in the state, including Metro Transit and suburban transit providers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

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