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News•by Staff•October 1, 2013

Experts talk financing projects via P3s at APTA

“If you’ve seen one public-private partnership (P3), you’ve seen one public-private partnership,” was a recurring theme in the “Financing New Projects in the U.S.” session.

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News•by Staff•October 1, 2013

Mayor: Transit key to Chicago's economic edge

Mayor Rahm Emanuel was the featured speaker at APTA’s 2013 Annual Meeting Opening General Session on Monday.

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News•by Staff•September 30, 2013

Chicago Transit Authority enhances customer service with new initiatives

The agency operates the nation’s second largest public transportation system. On an average weekday, 1.6 million rides are taken on the system.

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News•by Staff•September 30, 2013

FTA to unveil ANPRM on Safety and Transit Asset Managment

A safety and transit asset management rulemaking is required by MAP-21 and covers several topics that signal FTA’s commitment to ensuring that efforts to keep transit systems in good working order goes hand-in-hand with efforts to keep them safe.

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News•by Staff•September 30, 2013

SPX Genfare features new products at APTA Annual

The company’s latest, Fast Fare-e was developed for rapid and secure electronic payment via bus, bus rapid transit, light rail, paratransit applications and more.

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News•by Staff•September 30, 2013

Chicago train collision injures nearly 50

An outbound Blue Line Chicago Transit Authority train collided with an out-of-service train headed in the opposite direction early Monday morning. Police are investigating whether the train was hijacked because it had only four cars, which is atypical for a rush hour commute.

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News•by Staff•September 30, 2013

No one at controls of CTA train in crash

Video footage shows there was no driver present in an empty commuter train that hit another train at a station on Monday morning. Investigators are trying to determine whether the four-car train started moving by itself or if someone put it in motion, either accidentally or intentionally.

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Products•September 26, 2013

Emergency stop switch

The new Series 04 Fail-Safe Emergency-Stop Switching Element’s “fail-safe” element will detect if the stop switch actuator becomes disconnected from the emergency stop actuator.

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Products•September 26, 2013

New mobile surveillance DVRs

Radio Engineering Industries’ two new DVRs — the HD420 and DR40 provide even more flexibility to meet the ever-changing safety needs of passengers, drivers, vehicles and fleets.

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News•by Staff•September 26, 2013

Power failure could cripple Metro-North rail line for weeks

Con Ed crews are working around the clock to make repairs to a feeder cable that failed earlier today. Another feeder normally providing service to the New Haven Line was out on scheduled repairs to accommodate upgrades required by Metro-North.

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