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Newsby StaffMay 31, 2013

WMATA launches real-time information displays

Every 20 seconds to 30 seconds, each individual Transit Screen receives the current arrival times for each transit agency at all stops within walking distance of its location.

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Newsby StaffMay 31, 2013

APTA: Public Transportation users save $9,795

Releases this monthly Transit Savings Report to examine how an individual in a two-person household can save money by taking public transportation and living with one less car.

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Newsby StaffMay 31, 2013

Bombardier's monorail system for São Paulo honored

Brazil´s largest city will be the first in the world to implement the company’s high-capacity INNOVIA Monorail technology for a mass transit public transport system.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

MBTA launches new developer platform

After first releasing its schedule data in the industry-standard GTFS format to developers in 2009, the MBTA jumped to the forefront of sharing real-time transit data by making live location and prediction data for all 1,000 buses available to developers in 2010.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

TTC’s plan highlights safety, customer service

Strategic objectives include managing risks, protecting customers, contractors and employees, and minimizing impact on the environment; cultivating an empowered, customer-focused workforce; and effective, efficient asset management that delivers reliable services in a state of good repair.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

N.Y. MTA restores train service to Rockaways after Sandy

The MTA has performed more than $75 million worth of work to restore subway service to the Rockaways, and has spent an additional $9 million to operate replacement bus and subway shuttle service.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2013

Amtrak extends CEO Boardman's contract

Under his leadership as president/CEO has experienced many accomplishments, including record ridership and revenue, continued reductions in the need for federal operating support, a significant pay down of debt and the best ever system-wide on-time performance.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2013

Alstom unveils new products at UITP World Congress

Axonis is an elevated metro system able to transport from 15 to 45,000 passengers per hour per direction, while Urbalis Fluence is the first vehicle-centric communications-based train control system.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2013

Ontario, Canada moves forward with light rail plan

The request for proposals is the final step in choosing one of three construction groups for the estimated $536-million contract to build light rail in Kitchener and Waterloo.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2013

Md. MTA MARC train sets monthly ridership mark

Ridership on the system was up 4.3% overall compared to the same month last year, with the MARC Penn Line leading the surge.

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