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News•by Staff•May 9, 2011

Alstom to equip Algerian tramway system

Will provide a comprehensive service that includes a portion of the civil engineering, all the infrastructure (platform, rails, electrification, signaling, and ticketing), a workshop-depot and the central command post. Alstom also is supplying the fleet of 41 Citadis trainsets.

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News•by Staff•May 6, 2011

D.C. Metro upgrades website with multi-lingual feature

Added five language translation options — Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese — of critical pages, such as the Trip Planner, Getting Around and Fares.

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News•by Staff•May 6, 2011

Al Qaeda planned 9/11 anniversary rail attack

U.S. government officials reported finding evidence of the terror group’s plot to attack a train somewhere in the United States.

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News•by Staff•May 5, 2011

Minn. Metro Transit, union reach accord

The new deal includes a two-year wage freeze and shares the increases in insurance costs between ATU members and the Metropolitan Council, which operates Metro Transit. The agreement still needs approval of the Metropolitan Council.

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News•by Staff•May 5, 2011

Denver RTD recognized for quality management

The agency’s FasTracks program was issued a Certificate of Registration for the quality management oversight program’s systematic approach to verifying that all contractors are producing a quality project.

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News•by Staff•May 5, 2011

Chicago Transit Authority fights transit security funding cuts

President Richard Rodriguez appealed to U.S. House Committee members not to reduce funding, especially since the death of Osama Bin Laden may increase the risk of retaliation from his supporters. U.S. Rep. Peter King agreed that transit is vulnerable to a terrorist attack.

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News•by Staff•May 5, 2011

Web poll: Has your transit system boosted security since news broke about OBL?

A congressional hearing was held Wednesday to discuss the challenge of protecting mass transit systems with a dwindling budget as new threats arise in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death.

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News•by Staff•May 4, 2011

Tampa, Fla. launches transportation website

The Tampa Bay Partnership created TampaBayOnTrack.com, an inclusive effort focused on sharing information about the role of transportation in the community, engaging residents from throughout the eight-county region and serving as a resource for the latest transportation news and research.

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News•by Staff•May 4, 2011

Wis. lawmakers repeal regional transit

The Wisconsin legislature committee voted to end four newly formed regional transit authorities, including one responsible for a proposed commuter rail line from Milwaukee to Kenosha. Lawmakers also voted to cut funding for bike and pedestrian paths.

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News•by Staff•May 4, 2011

Houston Metro Police names new chief

Victor Rodriguez started his career with the Houston Police Department in 1985. He currently leads its North Division, overseeing a force of more than 300 sworn officers.

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