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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2019

Nearly 90% of Americans support bipartisan infrastructure spending

Support for work on a broader, bipartisan infrastructure bill was expressed by 88% of both Republican and Democrat likely voters.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2019

Metra sets tracks on fire to prevent 'pull apart' from frigid temperatures

Chicago-based commuter rail system is suspending service on its Metra Electric Line on both Wednesday and Thursday.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2019

Sound Transit link completes install, certification of PTC

Completed implementation on all Sounder commuter rail vehicles that run between Lakewood and Everett. 

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2019

NJ TRANSIT set to open Atlantic City Rail Line in Q2

The agency continues to address a continuing shortage of locomotive engineers, as well as equipment availability, as PTC installations and testing continues.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2019

Keolis partners with group to train service dogs on commuter rail

Exposes dogs to various sights, sounds and smells that they need to ignore as they maintain focus on their human partners.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2019

BC Transit expands CCTV camera implementation

Overall, 373 medium- and heavy-duty buses have had cameras installed as part of a project supported by the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2019

Texas DOT forms connected and autonomous vehicle task force

Group is designed to be a one-stop resource for information and coordination on all ongoing CAV projects, investments, and initiatives in Texas.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2019

New York MTA logs lowest crime rate in agency's history

MTA Police Department attributes the 20-year crime low to an important shift in its policing practices.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2019

DCTA is fed-approved to demo PTC in revenue service

The agency expects the FRA to certify its PTC technology by June 2020.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2019

Government shutdown impacting relaunch of NJ TRANSIT rail lines

Select services have been shut down for four months while PTC installation was completed.

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