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Photo Galleries•by Staff•January 26, 2016

[Photos] Building Siemens' first car shell for Brightline train

Brightline, the brand new higher speed train currently under construction in Florida, released images of the first passenger train shell built by Siemens. The 85-foot-long sheel, built by more than 70 employees, will carry 240 passengers. This vehicle is part of Brightline's initial five four-car train sets.

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News•by Staff•January 26, 2016

Siemens completes first car shell for Florida's Brightline rail service

More than 70 employees at Siemens’ state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sacramento have worked on building this 85-foot-long first coach car, using more than 50,000 welds to fuse it together.

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News•by Staff•January 25, 2016

Northeast transit agencies slowly recovering following 'Snowzilla'

With Winter Storm Jonas dropping more than 25 inches of snow throughout several areas in the Northeast, WMATA, Maryland Transit and New York MTA all began some form of service for the Monday morning commute.

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News•by Staff•January 25, 2016

U. of Nebraska-Lincoln policy prohibits electronic device use while driving

New distracted driving policy prohibits drivers from “creating, sending or reviewing text messages or email, accessing the Internet for any purpose, electronic gaming and reading any printed material on an electronic device or in paper form while operating a university motor vehicle.

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News•by Staff•January 25, 2016

IMG names Safety and Spirit Award winners

Pa.'s Anderson Coach & Travel and Atlanta's Southeastern Stages win prestigious awards at even held this year in Louisville, Ky.

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News•by Staff•January 25, 2016

Kansas City to add dedicated police for bus system

The two new full-time officers will complement the 39 off-duty police officers, who provide up to 100 hours a week of protection depending on officer availability. Also, the KCATA will hire a full time public safety manager with a law enforcement background.

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Articles•January 25, 2016

BART Silicon Valley Extension Takes Shape

Completion of this 16-mile initial phase will link the population and jobs centers of Silicon Valley to the high-frequency, 104-mile BART system, which already serves San Francisco, the northern Peninsula and the East Bay.

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News•by Staff•January 22, 2016

N.Y. MTA prepares for snowstorm with army of workers, heavy equipment

Approximately 1,000 track workers will be deployed during the storm in addition to 800 station workers to keep stairs and platforms clear of snow. Personnel will have access to 262,500 pounds of calcium chloride and 200,000 pounds of sand to melt snow and ice.

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News•by Staff•January 22, 2016

BART to replace decoy cameras on trains with real ones

As a result of the using decoys, the agency failed to capture video footage of a Jan. 9 fatal shooting of a man aboard a train at the West Oakland Station.

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News•by Staff•January 22, 2016

BusCon 2016's Call for Papers

conference planning committee is working on the 2016 schedule and is looking for your ideas. If you would like to help lead the conversation as a presenter, we want to hear from you.

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