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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 3, 2025

Biz Briefs: AECOM, Aira, and More

Biz Briefs covers the latest supplier news in the motorcoach and public transit industries.

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Rail yard
Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 28, 2025

New York's MTA, Google Partner for Preventive Track Maintenance Pilot

With readily available hardware, the TrackInspect prototype succeeded in predicting where preventative maintenance was needed, earning an expanded pilot for the technology.

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LA Metro bus
Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2025

LA Metro Shows Continued Ridership Growth in January

Metro’s average weekday boardings reached 80.7% of 2019 pre-pandemic levels and on the weekends, ridership attained 93.1% of its pre-pandemic level.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2025

Seattle's ORCA Updates Regional Day Pass Fare

The price change, approved by the ORCA Joint Board, saves money and enhances convenience for customers who use multiple transit services in a single day.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2025

California Poll Shows Strong Regional Approval for Caltrain

The high levels of support for the agency follow the launch of its new high-performance electric trains in September 2024, which offer a better experience for Caltrain riders and provide faster and more frequent service.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2025

Biz Briefs: STV, New Flyer, and Genetec

Biz Briefs covers the latest supplier news in the motorcoach and public transit industries.

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ArticlesFebruary 26, 2025

The Benefits of Rethinking Resilient Infrastructure for Transit

In the face of climate change, using the Envision framework can help improve the planning and design of sustainable and resilient infrastructure.

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Passenger train
Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 26, 2025

Broward Commuter Rail North Project Moves Forward

With stations proposed for Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Pompano Beach, and Deerfield Beach, the Broward Commuter Rail North project looks to create a more efficient and connected rail system.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2025

Metro-North Railroad to Operate Battery-, Electric-Powered Locomotives

The locomotives will generally draw electrical power from the overhead wires known as catenary, and switch to battery mode for tracks in and around Penn Station where electrical traction power has different characteristics.

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Boarding LA Metro Bus.
Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2025

2024 Ridership on LA Metro Hits 311M

The total marks an 8% increase over 2023 annual ridership numbers and the first time the agency has reached this level of ridership since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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