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Newsby StaffDecember 31, 2013

Commuter tax benefit set to be cut nearly in half

Starting Jan. 1, the monthly amount that commuters can set aside before taxes to spend on public transportation is to drop from $245 to $130. It could be months before transit riders see their benefits restored to the current level, according to advocates.

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Newsby StaffDecember 31, 2013

MARTA to install urine detectors in station elevators

If a person relieves her or himself, the urine detection system sensors sound an alarm alerting transit police.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2013

MARTA arrests 7 suspects for fare card fraud

Computer hackers had bypassed Breeze card security features to make counterfeit cards. The personal information of legitimate Breeze fare card holders was not compromised.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2013

Transit targeted in Russian bombings

A suspected suicide bombing hit a trolleybus in the city of Volgograd, killing at least 14 people. This comes on the heels of yesterday’s explosion at Volgograd’s main rail station — a major transit point for people traveling to Sochi — which killed 17 people and injured 35.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2013

New York MTA names new director of security

Raymond Diaz will oversee security for the agency, including coordinating security efforts with the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, the National Guard, NYPD and State Police, as well as the MTA Police Department.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2013

N.Y. rail corridor receives $18.5M grant

The New York State Department of Transportation will provide the final design and construction of track reconfiguration and replacement and signal system improvements along Amtrak's Empire Corridor.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2013

FRA adjusts accident/incident reporting threshold

FRA intends to evaluate and potentially amend, as appropriate, its method for calculating the monetary threshold for accident/incident reporting in the future and, as a result, the formula utilized to calculate the threshold may change.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2013

BART, union settle labor issues

The deal settles a dispute over paid medical leave for employees that arose last month after the two sides had approved an October agreement that ended the second of two strikes BART workers staged this year.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2013

Bombardier to supply France with 30 more double-deck EMUs

Including this option, nine Regions have ordered a total of 159 Regio 2N EMUs. The delivery of the additional trains will take place from June 2016 until April 2017.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2013

Ansaldo STS wins LIRR signaling contract

The upgrade will increase the safety and reliability of the line and support the LIRR’s planned PTC system.

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