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ArticlesFebruary 9, 2010

Central Florida holds emergency preparedness workshop

The tragic earthquake in Haiti last January was still fresh in the minds of those who attended the Connecting Communities emergency preparedness workshop in Orlando, Fla.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2010

DART taps Concussion for ad, marketing services

Company also agency of record for the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) and Denton County Transportation Authority.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2010

38 CTA employees return to work

The CTA recently laid off 1,057 workers and cut services because of budget issues.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2010

Fort Worth's The T selects rail project manager

Robert (Bob) J. Baniewicz, P.E., has 32 years of experience in engineering and project management of rail transit, commuter rail, railroad and civil engineering projects across the U.S.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2010

Bombardier wins Montreal rail contract

An established Bombardier customer, the AMT is the second largest commuter train transit system in Canada and the sixth largest region in terms of traffic in North America.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2010

HMM providing construction mgmt. for MNR project

HMM will be assisted by two sub-consultants — Hill International Inc., and A.G. Consulting Engineering, P.C.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2010

Denver's Union Station awarded fed funds

Transportation elements include an underground bus terminal with 22 bays, a light rail station for current and future light rail routes, a commuter rail station that will serve Amtrak and possibly a ski train, and public plazas to integrate transit service.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2010

NTSB extends D.C train crash investigation

The agenda will focus not only on the Metro accident investigation, but also the adequacy of state and federal oversight of rail transit systems, as well as the characteristics of high reliability organizations.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2010

L.A. Metro, P.D., Sheriff's Dept. promote safety

The focus was on violators running red lights, making illegal left turns and pedestrian jaywalking. While there has been a steady decline in train versus vehicle accidents on the Metro Blue Line, the level of pedestrian accidents has remained stagnant.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2010

SEPTA Youth Advisory Council releases first survey

Open to youth between the ages of 14 and 22, the survey is the first step in a larger service evaluation strategy that will culminate in a set of recommendations on how SEPTA can better serve its youth riders.

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