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News•by Staff•July 19, 2016

2 NJ Transit buses collide in Lincoln Tunnel

Of the 20 people injured, none were considered serious and 13 were transported by New York City EMS to hospitals.

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News•by Staff•July 18, 2016

Sacramento RT unveils executive leadership reorg

New strategy focuses on putting the customers first in everything that RT does, building effective partnerships throughout the community, inspiring RT employees to journey for excellence, striving for organizational efficiency, and ensuring performance excellence through the implementation of fiscal policies and strict accountability.

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News•by Staff•July 14, 2016

Top 10 projects halted by NJ Transit totals close to $142M

As of Friday, NJ Transit and the state Department of Transportation have a week to review and decide how to spend what's left of the Transportation Trust Fund.

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News•by Staff•July 14, 2016

TTC adding app to fight sexual harassing, assault

Agency has had 35 reports of sexual assault through the end of May. There were 56 sexual assault reports for all of 2014 and 67 in 2015.

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News•by Staff•July 13, 2016

SEPTA: Cost of new trains about $257K per month

The addition of the equipment has helped the agency expand its offerings; however, overcrowding was still an issue on Monday. The agency is still looking into more equipment-leasing options.

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News•by Staff•July 12, 2016

Train crash in southern Italy kills 20

The two trains were on a single-track line at the time of the crash, between the coastal towns of Bari and Barletta.

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Videos•by Staff•July 12, 2016

N.Y. MTA PD Canine Training Facility

An MTA Police Department training center opened an innovative Canine Training Facility in Stormville, N.Y.

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News•by Staff•July 12, 2016

Law would allow transit benefits to apply to Uber, Lyft

The measure would only allow the subsidy to apply to alternative options while Metro undergoes its massive maintenance plan, known as SafeTrack, which began last month and is scheduled to end in March.

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News•by Staff•July 11, 2016

SEPTA expects downed railcars to remain out of service through Labor Day

A week ago, the agency shut down 120 Silverliner V cars after defects were found in the suspension systems. The shortfall has resulted in many delays, standing-room-only cars and morning trains having to skip stops nearest to downtown Philadelphia after reaching maximum capacity.

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News•by Staff•July 11, 2016

MCI adds service locator option to Emergency Roadside Assistance program

At the same time, MCI added resources to the MCI ERSA call center and enhanced the call routing system.

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