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News•by Staff•April 2, 2018

Greyhound asked to adopt sanctuary policy in face of rider interrogations

The ACLU sent a letter to Greyhound last week asking the company to deny immigration agents from boarding its buses unless they have a judicial warrant for a specific passenger.

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News•by Staff•April 2, 2018

Metro-North to enhance accessibility, upgrade tech for rail station project

The revitalized White Plains station will have a more customer friendly focus, making commuting easier and more pleasant for the 12,000 customers who board trains there on an average weekday.

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News•by Staff•April 2, 2018

MBTA behind schedule on PTC mandate

The agency says hardware is being installed on three lines, with a goal of finishing by year’s end, however, the system won’t go live until 2020.

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News•by Staff•April 2, 2018

Stertil-Koni adds touch-screen control system to Diamondlift product

First deployed on Stertil-Koni wireless mobile column lifts in 2015, the ebright Smart Control System has been integrated into the company’s battery-operated cable mobile column lifts as well as the ECOLIFT.

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News•by Staff•April 2, 2018

Ecolane, PennDOT complete software implementation across state

The company installed the first cloud-based scheduling and dispatch software, statewide, for 42 transportation providers at 51 locations.

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News•by Staff•March 29, 2018

COTA union warning riders about driverless buses

Members of the agency's union distributed flyers Wednesday afternoon, warning riders about the "dangers" of commuting on driverless buses.

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News•by Staff•March 29, 2018

Prevost to sponsor ABA's Bus Industry Safety Council

BISC is a collective of safety-minded individuals who embody every role of the bus and coach industry, addressing every safety concern from shop safety, driver training to vehicle technology and regulatory compliance.

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News•by Staff•March 28, 2018

Big Blue Bus upgrades fleet for sustainability and safety

The upgrades are part of a move to replace 50 New Flyer buses and commission 50 Gillig buses.

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News•by Staff•March 28, 2018

Italy's Trenatalia adding 54 more Alstom 'Pop' trains

Coradia Stream is an Electric Multiple Unit with maximum speed of approximately 99 mph in the regional version.

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News•by Staff•March 27, 2018

Waymo CEO confident his tech would have avoided deadly AV crash

John Krafcik said that in the case of pedestrians or pedestrians with a bicycle, “we have a lot of confidence that our technology would be robust and would be able to handle situations like that one."

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