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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2010

Phoenix Metro wraps first train

The Metro board of directors amended the agency advertising policy to permit sales of vehicle wraps, vehicle floor decals, station wraps and station display case advertising in July 2009.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2010

Calif. launches train safety campaign

Campaign is focused on 18 to 34-year-olds, who make up more than one-third of all railroad-related pedestrian casualties.

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ProductsFebruary 11, 2010

Portable Block Signals For Training and Testing

Scale Products offers two new types of LED signals for rules training and testing: the realistic high tensile aluminum 5' block signals for classroom use, and a magnetic "AA" operated LED block signal for magnetic dry erase and chalk boards.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2010

Florida Marlins to promote public transit

Players will ride the entire Metrorail line on Feb. 12, stopping at South Miami and Tri-Rail stations. Marlins representatives will distribute free 1-Day Passes on EASY Tickets.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2010

TriMet to cut $27M from FY11 budget

With the economy still in deep recession, TriMet expects payroll tax receipts to be down $15 million and passenger revenue down $8 million, with other assorted expenses adding up to a $27 million shortfall.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2010

Seattle transit reviews security rules after beating

Authorities are taking a closer look at rules that bar transit guards from getting involved in violent incidents, and instead directs them to call law enforcement.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2010

D.C. Metro rail ridership drops due to snowfall

Only 36,097 trips were taken yesterday, Wednesday, Feb. 10, when white-out blizzard conditions limited the rail system to underground service only. By comparison, there were 670,643 trips taken the previous Wednesday (Feb. 3).

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2010

GO Transit customers, volunteers raise $32K for Haiti

At five GO stations, customers donated $9834.69 to World Vision volunteers during the morning rush hour on January 22. At Union Station, GO customers donated $22,129.58 to Canadian Red Cross volunteers during morning and afternoon rush hours on January 27 and 28.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2010

DRI secures Belgian contract

Products ordered include Mobitec electronic information display systems, Mobitec voice announcement systems and Mobitec global positioning satellite control units.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2010

Bombardier's Olympic torch to arrive at Games

Bombardier manufactured 12,000 torches — one for each torchbearer — with final assembly completed by hand in Montreal, Quebec.

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