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Newsby StaffAugust 25, 2003

California rail service offers wireless Internet

Altamont Commuter Express will begin a three-month trial to provide free Internet access to passengers while in transit.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2003

Blackout halts N.Y. subway, train service

By nightfall, the 720-mile system was still out of service, with officials saying it would take six to eight hours after all power was restored to get the trains running again.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2003

Canada to improve Niagara Falls peoplemover system

The Canadian government contributed $25 million toward the construction of an advanced peoplemover system to better transport large numbers of tourists.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2003

Florida's Tri-Rail changes name

The agency is now called the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2003

China plans to open high-speed rail link in 2010

The Chinese government is hoping to start up the entire 813-mile line in time for the world exposition in Shanghai in 2010.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2003

Team selected for WTC PATH terminal design

The partnership, a joint venture with DMJM+Harris and STV, includes architect Santiago Calatrava S.A.

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2003

N.Y. Subway Always Ready for its Close-up

An abundance of locations and a gritty urban atmosphere make New York City's subway systems a popular location for film shoots. How the transit agency prepares for a starring role.

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2003

DMU: Fast Track to the Future of Rail?

Everything old is new again as the RDC is reinvented as a clean, quiet, self-propelled railcar.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2003

China may adopt bullet train technology for rail line

France's TGV and Japan's Shinkansen bullet train are vying for a contract worth an estimated $12 billion for a railway between Beijing and Shanghai.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2003

FTA endorses funding for Sound Transit light rail

The endorsement is based on the system's capacity for moving more than 16,000 people per hour and its projected daily ridership of 42,500 by 2020.

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