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News•by Staff•October 5, 2011

‘Town Hall to Twitter’ session tackles social media benefits, obstacles

Successes shared included using Twitter to gather community feedback on a new hire; as a backup to the website to disseminate service updates; and encouraging riders to tweet photos on trains and buses to help draw attention to maintenance issues.

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News•by Staff•October 5, 2011

APTA honors transit industry stars

Winners included MBTA, for its Open Data Initiative, and the Regional Transit Authority of New Orleans, for its comeback after Hurricane Katrina.

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News•by Staff•October 5, 2011

Seon's outdoor camera offers versatility, durability

With an imager that can rotate 350 degrees, mount the CA Wedge at any angle and end up with a horizontal picture — the camera is fully adjustable to increase the range of viewing angles.

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News•by Staff•October 5, 2011

Parsons Brinckerhoff to manage New Orleans streetcar project

In 2010, the RTA received a $45 million TIGER grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build a streetcar loop on Loyola Avenue from Canal Street to the Union Passenger Terminal (UPT), a 1.4-mile route through the central business district.

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News•by Staff•October 5, 2011

247Security offers mobile video options

The company provides video solutions for mobile applications. The company deploys video-focused solutions today that are built on 20 years of experience in computer design and manufacturing.

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News•by Staff•October 5, 2011

CHK to develop New Orleans pedestrian wayfinding map

Will include 3-D landmarks, “you are here” demarcations, and transit information.

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News•by Staff•October 5, 2011

Mich. clock co. unveils Swiss railway clocks at Expo

Lumichron Clocks is partnering with MOBATIME of Switzerland to provide the clocks, which are exactly synchronized and accurate to the second.

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News•by Staff•October 4, 2011

TUV Rheinland develops Web portal to run rail simulations

The SimVeDynetm online vehicle dynamic simulator was formally introduced at EXPO yesterday in Booth # 5250.

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News•by Staff•October 4, 2011

FAAC displays new low-cost, high-fidelity rail simulator

The MR-1000 simulator makes a small physical footprint but meets the most demanding rail operator training objectives for a variety of rail types, including knowledge of rules and regulations; signal identification; route familiarization; rail operations knowledge; maintaining a schedule; and a fault workstation for isolation, diagnosis and corrective action.

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News•by Staff•October 4, 2011

Bombardier unveils light rail platform, e-mobility solution

Microsite www.apta.bombardier.com offers an overview on the most important sustainable mobility solutions Bombardier will showcase this year. The manufacturer will aslo launch its new light rail vehicle platform specifically designed for the North American market.

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