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Articles•February 26, 2019

Battery tech advances drive new approach to streetcar, bus projects

Today’s streetcars will be able to minimize or eliminate some of the traditional power elements, thanks to the improved technology.

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News•by Staff•February 25, 2019

Feds serve Honolulu's rail agency with 2nd subpoena

The first subpoena sought records that date back to the early days of the project.

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News•by Staff•February 25, 2019

Wharton named director, alternative delivery services, at SYSTRA

He most recently served as president of a manufacturer of specialty transit equipment for the international transit electrification industry.

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News•by Staff•February 25, 2019

Visa, partners bring contactless fare payment to worldwide transit operators

Rather than installing brand new turnstiles or hardware, transit operators can install the Visa SAM, which is based on secure EMV® contactless technology, directly into existing systems.

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News•by Staff•February 22, 2019

NTSB finds cause of New York transit, motorcoach crash uncertain

A dropped Thermos bottle lodged between the brake and accelerator pedals could not be ruled out as a possible cause for the fatal 2017 collision. 

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News•by Staff•February 22, 2019

Sound Transit light, commuter rail services see boost in 2018 ridership

Overall, the agency's ridership for 2018 grew 2.9% to more than 48 million riders.

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News•by Staff•February 22, 2019

Icomera's multimodal internet connectivity platform earns ITxPT label

The solution is built around open architecture principles, allowing for interoperability between different systems and devices.

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News•by Staff•February 20, 2019

Feds cancel $929 million in grant funds for California's high-speed rail

U.S. DOT is also actively exploring legal options to seek the return of $2.5 billion in federal funds.

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News•by Staff•February 20, 2019

Metra to buy 15 remanufactured locomotives

Supplier, Progress Rail will take existing EMD SD70MAC freight locomotives and upgrade and configure them for passenger use.

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News•February 20, 2019

Meet 3 Engineers Rebuilding the BART System

Profiling projects they work on and ask about their successes and challenges along the way.

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