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News•by Staff•November 10, 2015

First Transit's Lynn Cohoe wins Canadian safety award

She joined the First Transit team in March 2014 as regional safety manager and also serves on the board of CSSE as regional VP.

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News•by Staff•November 10, 2015

New Flyer to acquire Motor Coach Industries

The completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including U.S. anti-trust and Canadian Competition Act approvals. Management currently expects the Transaction to close by the end of 2015.

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News•by Staff•November 6, 2015

Ark. coach crashes into overpass, kills 6

The bus was traveling westbound in North Little Rock when it crashed into an overpass shortly before 1 a.m., ejecting some of the passengers it was carrying. The driver is among the injured.

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News•by Staff•November 6, 2015

Claflin named Transdev GM for Cincinnati Streetcar Project

With 37 years of public transportation experience, he has previously served in senior management positions for several high-profile rail projects including Denver RTD, Houston Metro and TriMet.

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News•by Staff•November 6, 2015

Mobileye collision avoidance system to be added to Proterra buses

An alert system such as Mobileye can give a distracted driver the opportunity to avoid a collision or mitigate its severity, according to the company.

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Products•November 5, 2015

Spirit of Liberty

The company’s patented technology offers an angled entranceway while exceeding ADA guidelines with a 1:6 ramp slope for passengers in need of extra assistance and wheelchair accessibility.

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News•by Staff•November 5, 2015

D.C. Metro names Wiedefeld to GM/CEO position

Formerly serving as CEO of the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where he managed the operations of an airport that served a (then) record 22.7 million passengers in 2012.

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News•by Staff•November 5, 2015

Greyhound reinvents bus travel booking with redesigned website

New Greyhound.com focuses on simplifying the booking experience, providing more information for customers and further demonstrating the brand's transformation.

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News•by Staff•November 5, 2015

Keolis, MBTA to combat winter with 47-piece snow-fighting arsenal

The purchase of $8.6 million in snow-fighting equipment by the agency, includes 10 snow fighters, six speed swings, six wheel loaders and 25 tractors.

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News•by Staff•November 4, 2015

MBTA to unveil winter plan, approves PTC contract

Earlier this year, Gov. Charlie Baker announced an $83 million plan to prevent the same problems the system experienced last winter. The T’s winter plan on the subway includes the installation of snow plows on Red and Orange Line trains and new third rail on the Red Line.

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