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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2011

Tests find bacteria on BART seats

A recent study conducted by the San Francisco State University's biology lab tested one BART seat and one San Francisco Muni seat at random. BART’s seat harbored several different strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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ProductsMarch 7, 2011

Fire Suppression System

FIRETRACE systems provide stand-alone automatic fire detection and suppression for bus and coach engine compartments, generators, electrical systems and heaters.

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ProductsMarch 7, 2011

Railcar Mover

Railquip Inc. developed a new line of portable railcar movers for moving rolling stock within a maintenance facility and, especially, for moving locomotives and other rolling stock over underfloor wheel lathes or wheel truing machines for wheel reprofiling.

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ProductsMarch 7, 2011

Fleet Management Solution

The vMax Commander software helps transportation authorities lower the administration requirements of managing the onboard video and telematics data from their fleet, and increases operational efficiency by giving fleet managers the ability to acquire critical data quickly and easily.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2011

WTS honors Valley Metro Executive Director

Dave Boggs was named the 2010 Womens’ Transportation Seminar Metropolitan Phoenix Chapter Member of the Year at the annual awards and scholarship ceremony. For more than nine years, Boggs has supported the chapter and participated in the mentorship program.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2011

Dance performance inspired by public transit

A Los Angeles-based dancer and frequent Metro rider turned his observations of a social choreography present in transit passengers into a 40-minute dance show.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2011

Fla. Supreme Court: Gov. can reject HSR funds

Ruling on Friday says that Gov. Rick Scott did not violate Florida’s constitution by not accepting the $2.4 billion in federal money that would have funded a proposed high-speed rail system in the state.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2011

Union: TTC cell phone crackdown unreasonable

Toronto Transit Commission management is firing operators for using their cell phones even when they aren’t driving, claims the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 president. Agency officials say they are just notifying employees about cell phone usage rules.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2011

APTA: Public transit users save $9,904 annually

The amount is the highest savings for public transit riders in two years.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2011

Urban Mapping adds public transportation data

Critical for site selection, marketing, logistics and other activities, the company's public transport data features highly detailed information about more than 150 public transportation systems in North America.

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