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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2015

MCI showcases J4500, Setra S 417 at UMA Expo

Company execs also discuss current areas of focus and announce sponsorship of the new eRating.Org Driver of the Month Award in conjunction with the Certification for Sustainable Transportation at the University of Vermont.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2015

Impulse signs distribution agreement for cable fault, theft system

The LiveWire Mantis™ Monitoring System uses Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry technology to see into the cable environment without any interference to the electrical circuit.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2015

METRO names Brown Coach Operator of the Year

Together,Robert and Stephen Brown have built Brown Coach, and its affiliate Upstate Transit of Saratoga LLC, which the brothers purchased in 2005, into a fleet of 49 vehicles, providing charter, commuter and tour services, focusing primarily on the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canadian provinces.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2015

L.A. subway to get Wi-Fi and cell service

Work on the project in Los Angeles was delayed nearly two years while officials dealt with issues related to security and interference with first-responder radio conversations

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2015

Pittsburgh subway has multiple fire safegaurds

Pittsburgh's subway train power is supplied by overhead cables rather than an electrified “third rail” along the tracks, which led to a delayed response by firefighters in the Washington, D.C. incident.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2015

N.Y. Gov. proposes LaGuardia Airport rail link

The proposed 1.5-mile AirTrain line would follow the Grand Central Parkway and connect with the No. 7 subway line and LIRR at Willets Point, which is a roughly 30- minute trip from midtown transit hubs.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2015

MCI plant sending buses to N.J, contributes to co. success

The CNG commuter coaches rolling out of its Pembina, N.D. plant are part of a 150-vehicle coach contract being delivered to New Jersey Transit, of which MCI has already has delivered about one-third.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2015

Prevost launches new service app 'DeliveryTrack'

Convenient photo tool, which shows the time, date and place where the photo was taken that can be used to support a claim, a delivery, or provide photographic assistance to a service team member.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2015

Sound Transit's East Link light rail to get $1.3B loan

The 14.5-mile light rail extension, one element of a 50-mile system, will connect some of the region’s most populated and fastest-growing areas to Sound Transit’s existing rail system at the International District/Chinatown Station, which runs from downtown Seattle to SeaTac Airport.

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