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News•by Staff•November 11, 2010

Smart card benefit may inspire BART fare cheats

The Clipper inter-agency smart card contains a built-in mechanism that allows some riders to exit BART stations even if their cards lack sufficient value to pay full fare.

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News•by Staff•November 10, 2010

NTSB to release reports on 2009 MBTA rail accident

The information being released on Wednesday about the May 8, 2009 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority light rail collision will include investigative group factual reports and other documents from the investigation.

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News•by Staff•November 10, 2010

FRA awards $38M for PTC in Southern California

The funding is part of a $171 million grant provided to Caltrans to improve service along intercity rail lines. More than $13 million was provided for the section between San Onofre in San Clemente and Moorpark in Ventura County and an additional $25 million for the area between the Orange County line and downtown San Diego.

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News•by Staff•November 10, 2010

State funding enables Cleveland RTA to maintain, add service

The bulk of the Ohio Department of Transportation funds, about $4 million, will be used to preserve existing transit routes and transit jobs in 2011. The remaining approximately $1 million, will fund strategic improvements and enhancements.

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News•by Staff•November 9, 2010

APTA: PT saves $9,515 annually

The Association calculates the average cost of taking public transit by determining the average monthly transit pass of local public transit agencies across the country. This information is based on the annual APTA fare collection survey and is weighted based on ridership (unlinked passenger trips).

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News•by Staff•November 9, 2010

N.J. must pay feds $271M for canceled tunnel project

The state will also owe interest and penalty charges to be determined by the Federal Transit Administration.

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News•by Staff•November 9, 2010

Newly elected Congress to review Obama transportation priorities

Initiatives to be reviewed include the $10B in high-speed rail awards and $1.5B in construction financing per the TIGER grant program.

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News•by Staff•November 9, 2010

Free rides may soon end for Chicago seniors

Legislative leaders agree that the benefit may be restricted to the financially needy. Elected officials are debating whether voters will support increasing the state motor fuel tax to help public transit.

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News•by Staff•November 9, 2010

Q'Straint, Sure-Lok announce merger

In the near term, Jean-Marc Girardin will remain president of Q’Straint. Robert Joseph will remain president of Sure-Lok and will also assume the newly created role as VP Business Development for the combined organization.

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News•by Staff•November 8, 2010

Alstom, Balfour Beatty to upgrade U.K. signalling

The first contract, worth approximately $5.5 million, covers the provision of both new and upgraded signalling around the area of West Ham station, London. The second contract, worth more than $35 million, is for the detailed design, construction, testing and commissioning of signalling equipment on the West Coast Main Line.

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