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News•by Staff•May 13, 2009

Amtrak makes travel brochure available online

Digital version will distribute more product information, go green and fill a need for the travel agent community.

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News•by Staff•May 13, 2009

Alstom to supply France with 23 Citadis trams

The contract, worth $159.4 million, consists of a firm order, worth $88.6 million, which includes design studies, building a scale 1 model and manufacturing the trainsets.

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News•by Staff•May 13, 2009

METRO Briefs

Report: Driver caused Calif. coach crash. Amtrak:High-speed rail unrealistic. Report: BRT cheaper than rail to Oakland airport.

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News•by Staff•May 13, 2009

CTA expands partnership with Zipcar

Service complements local environmental and transportation goals with its commitment to reduce vehicle miles traveled, carbon emissions and congestion in Chicago.

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News•by Staff•May 13, 2009

GE unit to build advanced storage battery plant

The new $100 million production facility, scheduled to be fully operational by mid-2011, will be located in upstate New York in the Capital Region and will create 350 new manufacturing jobs.

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News•by Staff•May 13, 2009

Conference for transit trainers set for St. Louis

Association of Travel Instruction, whose members teach persons with disabilities of all ages and seniors how to use public transportation systems safely and independently, will hold its Ninth Annual Continuing Education Conference from July 31 to August 2, 2009, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel–Downtown, St. Louis.

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News•by Staff•May 12, 2009

Transportation for America releases reform plan

Developed in consultation with teams of transportation professionals, public officials and stakeholders, "The Route to Reform" outlines a renewed vision for the federal program as well as ways to pay for it, coupled with a restructuring.

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News•by Staff•May 12, 2009

NY MTA approves fare increase

Base subway fares will go up to $2.25 from $2.00 and monthly bus and subway cards will go up to $89 from $81.

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News•by Staff•May 12, 2009

TRC wins $19.9M LA Metro contract

TRC will be called upon to work on specifically scoped task orders in support of Metro’s environmental engineering program.

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News•by Staff•May 12, 2009

CDTA receives FTA ridership award

Ridership increased 8 percent from fiscal year 2007 to 2008, 11 percent from 2008 to 2009 and 21 percent between 2006 and 2009.

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