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News•by Staff•November 29, 2018

Las Vegas Xpress taps First Transit to operate train system

The X Train is the first luxury train to connect Southern California to Las Vegas in over 20 years.

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News•by Staff•November 29, 2018

L.A. Metro, Salesforce unveil unified payment system

Adds cloud-based layer to the existing TAP Card System and enables one centralized place for program signup and payment.

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Articles•November 28, 2018

Consultants Address Growing Role of Mobility, Tech in Public Transit

Discuss infrastructure needs, funding challenges, popularity of ride-hailing, microtransit, and bike-sharing.

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News•by Staff•November 28, 2018

FTA allocates $281M for transit projects in 5 cities

Projects include the Tempe Streetcar project in Arizona; and the Los Angeles Westside Purple Line Section 3 project.

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News•by Staff•November 28, 2018

Streetcar systems in Portland, Seattle led to boost in development

Factors such as a healthy real estate market, available land, and development supportive zoning and other policies are key.

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News•by Staff•November 28, 2018

Siemens to design, build next-generation Tube trains

From 2023, new spacious Inspiro London trains will be delivered for testing on the Piccadilly line.

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News•by Staff•November 28, 2018

4 SMART railcars costing $11M damaged before arriving at agency

Nippon Sharyo flew out a team of engineers to inspect the damage and order new parts to replace those that can’t be fixed.

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News•by Staff•November 28, 2018

GIRO wins 'Grand Prize' for rail innovation

Criteria were industry relevance, innovation, capacity for bringing improvement, and the ability to be applied in various contexts.

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Articles•November 28, 2018

Rebuilt Rail Hub is 'Economic Catalyst' for Chicago Community

The $203 million reconstruction of the CTA’s Wilson Red Line station included replacing century-old track structure.

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Articles•Cover Story•November 28, 2018

Alstom Revamps LRVs to Meet Evolving Mobility Needs

The Citadis X05 features a wider gangway, larger panoramic windows, higher speed, and reduced maintenance costs.

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