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News•by Staff•August 14, 2013

Billions in transportation funding imperiled by new Calif. pension law

Officials say law appears to violate federal mass transit grant regulation, which requires agencies to protect employees' collective bargaining rights.

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News•by Staff•August 14, 2013

Utah transit completes rail project early, $300M under budget

The FrontLines 2015 program has more than doubled the Utah Transit Authority’s system, opening four new rail lines and extending one existing line by 45 more miles.

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News•by Staff•August 14, 2013

July best ridership month ever for Amtrak

Year-over-year ridership in July grew 4.8% to more than 2.9 million passengers, an all-time record for most passengers in one month.

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Videos•by Staff•August 14, 2013

UTA Draper TRAX Line

See images of the new Utah Transit Authority TRAX Line, which will connect to the existing Blue Line in Sandy and run through Draper to 146000 South.

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News•by Staff•August 13, 2013

L.A. Metro awards Cubic 6-year extension

Covers the repair and maintenance of Metro’s rail fare collection equipment, TAP validators for regional bus operators, and the back office systems that process the TAP smart card data for Metro’s bus and rail system and 10 regional operators.

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News•by Staff•August 13, 2013

Judge blocks BART strike for 60 days

Approved California Gov. Jerry Brown’s request to prevent the transit system’s workers from holding another strike for 60 days. While the transit system said the unions have walked out of negotiations, a union negotiator said that BART needs to address worker safety concerns.

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News•by Staff•August 13, 2013

Bus scheduling website raises $2.5M

Wanderu's founders plan to spend the money to establish coverage nationwide, scale its data systems and release new features.

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News•by Staff•August 13, 2013

Hyperloop visionary unveils high-speed pod plans

System would transport people via aluminum pods enclosed inside of steel tubes that would travel up to 800 miles per hour.

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Videos•by Staff•August 13, 2013

BART Strike 2013: Behind the Scenes

View exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of BART logistics center and transbay shuttle service for customers affected by the strike.

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News•by Staff•August 12, 2013

FRA issues RFP for next-gen railcars

The Illinois DOT is leading the multi-state locomotive procurement, with first deliveries expected in 2016.

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