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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2018

Metra adds more vehicles to replace aging fleet

The F59PHs were built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corp. in 1988.

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Newsby StaffNovember 9, 2018

Virgin Hyperloop One taps former NY MTA chief Walder as CEO

Company focus begins with implementation of the world’s first hyperloop system running from Pune to Mumbai in India.

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Newsby StaffNovember 9, 2018

NY MTA Chairman Lhota resigns

Fernando Ferrer, the MTA's current vice chairman, will become the acting chairman.

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2018

ZED Digital launches MaaS platform, dubbed ZIG

ZIG takes a wholistic approach to transit system from the collection of data to how it is used to increase ridership.

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2018

SFMTA launches new elevator status webpage

The page displays the elevator operational status, location of the elevator and time and date of the last update via the station agent.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2018

Port Authority NY/NJ debuts cellphone service in underground stations

Phased-in connectivity from major cell phone carriers will continue over the course of the rest of the year and into early 2019.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2018

MBTA launches rebranded corporate pass program

The agency also launched a rebranded and easier-to-navigate program website.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2018

85% of transportation-related ballot measures successful

Overall in 2018, public transportation won 30 of 36 ballot measures in primary and general elections, a win percentage of 83%, according to APTA.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2018

MARTA Police Dept. earns TSA Gold Standard award

The agecny's BASE program is designed to establish a security standard for individual transit system security programs and assess progress in seventeen key areas.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2018

NJ TRANSIT engineer recruitment effort gets overwhelming response

The agency has also increased the number of engineer training classes from one or two per year to four per year.

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