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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2018

Miami-bound Amtrak train collides with freight train, killing two

Amtrak train 91 should have been on the main line, but it was directed to tracks just east of it, where a CSX train was parked.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2018

15 transport, tech cos. sign shared mobility principles for livable cities

Together they account for 77 million passenger trips per day and inform the travel decisions of 10 million people each day.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2018

Denver RTD names new chief operating officer

Michael Ford will take over the new position and oversee the assistant general managers of rail operations and bus operations.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2018

Prevost announces retirement of long-time service manager

Don Arlett is closing 21 years with Prevost and a long and successful career that began in the 1970s with Greyhound Bus Lines.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2018

Gov. Murphy nominates Corbett to Lead NJ Transit

Corbett currently serves as a VP at AECOM where he has had an oversight role on critical projects including Amtrak's Gateway Project.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2018

Paris taking new steps to combat sexual harassment

Will allow men and women to be dropped off anywhere they want on 10 late-night bus lines, add 650 plainclothes officers, and more.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2018

L.A. Metro Red Line subway celebrates 25 years of service

The popularity of the subway system sparked a renaissance of rail planning and construction in L.A. County that now spans 105 miles of Metro Rail, with four new projects currently under construction.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2018

Wash. Amtrak engineer missed signs before deadly derailment

Investigators interviewed the engineer and the qualifying conductor, who were in the lead locomotive during the accident trip.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2018

NJ Transit's Flora Castillo wins Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award

The award is presented each year to a nominee who takes initiative to facilitate professional opportunities for women and minorities, and promotes diversity, inclusion, and multi-cultural awareness within their organization.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2018

New study looks at what transit agencies can learn from TNCs’ late-night popularity

The study synthesized origin-destination data for TNC trips for five U.S. metro areas; a 10,000-person survey of transit and shared-mobility users conducted by SUMC; and rider surveys supplied by four large public transit agencies.

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