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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2009

Port Authority rail project cost drops $14M

Cost of the light rail extension will decrease from $552.8 million to $538.8 million due to a favorable round of construction bids and management efforts to contain contract expenses.

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Newsby StaffMay 21, 2009

Williams named interim MTA executive director/CEO

A labor lawyer by training, she has served as president of Long Island Bus and the LIRR during a combined 15 years at the MTA.

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Newsby StaffMay 20, 2009

RailResource.com revamps Website

The upgraded version features new search functionality and improved upload, site navigation and drill-down capabilities.

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Newsby StaffMay 20, 2009

Amtrak breaks ground on new Fla. train station

Renovation project in Sanford, Fla., is scheduled to begin in mid-June 2009 and is targeted for completion in the fall of 2010.

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Newsby StaffMay 20, 2009

METRO Briefs

Witnesses: BART transit officer seemed shocked. Fare evaders exploiting N.Y. MTA bus service. CATS transit chief heads to San Antonio.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2009

Artist unveils final design for WTC Transportation Hub

A never-before-seen model of the design, which preserves the overall integrity of Santiago Calatrava's original plan, is currently on display at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute as part of an exhibition.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2009

D.C. Metro 'flight attendant' provides safety tips in video

Animated video is modeled after the “brief safety presentations” seen on many airplanes.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2009

Metrolink awards inward-facing camera contract

The cameras will record all engineer and other staff activity for forensic and investigative purposes and is designed to serve as a deterrent to the type of unauthorized activities that were revealed at the NTSB's hearing on last fall's Chatsworth collision.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2009

4 MBTA unions agree to wage freeze

If agency's other unions, representing everyone from bus drivers to transit police, make a similar concession, it stands to save about $17.3 million in the FY 2010 budget, according to authority officials.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2009

DART Green Line rail project heading into final stretch

Bolstered by the receipt of $78.4 million in ARRA funds, the Green Line rail project is headed for on-time and on-budget arrival at four new stations on Sept.14, 2009.

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