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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2012

Port Authority of N.Y./N.J. launches activity index

PA Pulse will combine monthly totals of rail and bus mass-transit users; aviation passengers; vehicle movements; and air, truck and sea cargo, providing a cross-section of transportation activity at the region’s key gateways and interstate crossings, which can be compared on a month-by-month basis.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2012

NARP honors Hawaii Sen. for rail support

Group presented Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) with the Golden Spike Award for his long and unflagging support of American passenger trains.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2012

Cubic wins Australian rail contract

The maximum value of the services to be provided by Cubic to RailCorp under the contract is expected to be approximately $65 million. The contract includes provisions to be extended with two one-year options for services.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2012

MBTA unveils new rail station, commuter service

The Wickford Junction commuter rail station will be served by 10 north- and south-bound trains on weekdays and is expected to carry as many as 1,500 riders a day. The rail service to T.F. Green Airport extends the transit system’s existing service 20 miles to the state’s Southeastern communities.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2012

GE Transportation launches rail signaling system

Tempo, the portfolio of rail signaling solutions, including the European Train Control System and computer-based interlocking system, are designed around a common failsafe, scalable, hardware and software platform, and an integrated suite of engineering tools.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2012

Chinese airlines partner with high-speed rail services

Hainan Airlines Co. Ltd. launched a joint operating program with Yuehai Railway Co. Ltd., while China Eastern Airlines Co. Ltd. will start to sell high-speed rail tickets at the end of this month.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2012

Hawaii begins rail construction

The $5.3 billion project is moving forward even though the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit still needs to secure a full funding grant agreement from the federal government expected to be worth $1.55 billion.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2012

Driver fatigue caused fatal freight rail crash

Both operators of a coal train that struck the back of another Burlington Northern train that was stopped near Red Oak, Iowa, last April, fell asleep and missed signals to slow and stop.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2012

CTA West Loop headquarters now LEED platinum certified

CTA achieved the status thanks to the efforts of its property manager Transwestern, a commercial real estate services firm that oversees the CTA headquarters facilities.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2012

N.Y.'s Grand Central: More Energy Efficient with Upgrades

Equipment that keeps the terminal cool in the summer, warm in the winter and flushed with fresh air all year round is being upgraded though a $22 million partnership between NYPA and MTA Metro-North Railroad.

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