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Photo Galleries•by Staff•December 23, 2014

APTA EXPO 2014 Show Floor Highlights

A look at some of the products on the EXPO 2014 show floor in Houston.

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Articles•Cover Story•December 23, 2014

Alternative Propulsion, Safety Big Focus at BusCon 2014

Held for the first time in Indianapolis, this year’s event featured several electric and new propane autogas vehicle debuts, while in the classroom, safety was a major focus, with sessions discussing technology integration and training.  

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News•by Staff•December 23, 2014

Honolulu's rail transit costs could rise by up to $700M

Dan Grabauskas, HART’s executive director/CEO blames higher construction costs, as well as the costs associated with legal delays and other factors, for the potential increase.

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News•by Staff•December 23, 2014

Arrow Stage Lines launches Arrow Connect

Company has enhanced the rider experience by developing a unique landing page allowing customers easy one-touch access to a variety of different media including social media, news, stocks, shopping, entertainment news, stocks, games, sporting news and more.

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News•by Staff•December 23, 2014

Temsa delivers TS 45s to Calif.

Santa Rosa's Airport Express’ TS 45 coaches are ADA accessible with a wheelchair lift and are seated for 56 passengers. Additional features include 110-volt plugs, USB ports and an REI A/V system.

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News•by Staff•December 23, 2014

MCI delivers D4505, Setra S 417

Brookfield, Conn.’s Coach Tours' new D4505 comes with a redesigned parcel rack; Electronic Stability Control; and tire monitoring and fire suppression systems. Meanwhile, Newark, Del.’s Delaware Express' S 417 is powered by a Mercedes-Benz BlueTec engine.

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News•by Staff•December 23, 2014

Phase 2 of D.C.'s Dulles Silver Line receives $598M in loans

When combined with the $1.278 billion TIFIA loan to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority that closed in August, the U.S. Department of Transportation has provided $1.87 billion in TIFIA loans to support the construction of Phase Two, which represents the largest TIFIA assistance for a single project in the program’s history.

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News•by Staff•December 22, 2014

Startups tap technology to create 'smart routes' to provide greater mobility options

With smart phones, sharing our location can be as easy as logging into an app. And, pop-up transit companies like Bridj and Shift are taking advantage of this data and creating a flexible transit system that comes to the customer instead of vice versa.

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News•by Staff•December 19, 2014

Minn. Metro offering commuter rail refunds for delays

Officials said throughout January, commuters who register for the Northstar Service Guarantee program will get their fare refunded if any regularly-scheduled weekday trip arrives to the Big Lake or Target Field stations at least 11 minutes late.

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News•by Staff•December 19, 2014

Prevost relocates Houston service center

The new 21,000 sq. ft facility is equipped with seven full service bays, a large parts warehouse area, training room, customer lounge and a larger parking area.

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