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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2012

Cubic, Transport for London partner for fare payment

Passengers traveling by bus in London have the option of paying their fare with their contactless debit, credit or charge card by simply presenting it to one of the card readers on the bus.

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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2012

Chinese subway project raises questions

A subway network under construction in Nanchang is in a sparsely populated area, and critics have called the project an extravagance.

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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2012

D.C. Metro sees increase in ridership

New data shows that 37.5% of D.C. residents use public transit to get to work, compared to 33.2% in 1999.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2012

Minn. students speak in favor of high-speed rail

Students from University of Minnesota Twin Cities, University of Minnesota Duluth and Macalester College held a rolling press conference in support of the proposed Northern Lights Express project. Preliminary engineering is set to start in early 2013.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2012

Md. MTA submits environmental statement to FTA

A favorable decision by the FTA would permit MTA to begin final engineering on the Red Line and move forward with acquiring property needed for construction.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2012

RATP Dev wins Ariz. streetcar contract

The contract, which is for three years with options to increase it to eight years, consolidates the RATP Dev strategy for its future in the USA where it intends to continue expanding in transit, paratransit, regular inter-urban lines and charter fields as well as tramways and light rail systems.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2012

DART awarded $125M TIFIA loan for rail extension

The extension, which will connect Irving, Texas, with Dallas Fort Worth Airport, is part of a long-term effort to create a 90-mile light rail network by 2014 to serve the Dallas metropolitan area.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2012

USHSR names award winners

Awards honor individuals who have the vision and courage to help bring high-speed rail to America. The award recipients range from visionaries to those at the forefront of the struggle to bring 21st Century transportation to America.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2012

Driver inattention and poorly maintained brakes led to collision with Amtrak train

On Friday, June 24, 2011, a 2008 Peterbilt truck-tractor pulling two empty trailers on northbound U.S. 95 struck the left side of an Amtrak train that was passing through a grade crossing en route from Chicago to Emeryville, Calif.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2012

Charlotte, N.C. breaks ground on streetcar line

The initial 1.5-mile section will include six stops along an east-west transit corridor that will make it easy for passengers to catch either a local transit bus or board the LYNX light rail.

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