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News•by Staff•January 22, 2015

Atkins re-selected for 5-year FTA oversight contract

Services include monitoring FTA projects to determine whether they are progressing on time, within budget, and according to approved grantee plans and specifications.

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News•by Staff•January 21, 2015

L.A. subway to get Wi-Fi and cell service

Work on the project in Los Angeles was delayed nearly two years while officials dealt with issues related to security and interference with first-responder radio conversations

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News•by Staff•January 21, 2015

Pittsburgh subway has multiple fire safegaurds

Pittsburgh's subway train power is supplied by overhead cables rather than an electrified “third rail” along the tracks, which led to a delayed response by firefighters in the Washington, D.C. incident.

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News•by Staff•January 21, 2015

N.Y. Gov. proposes LaGuardia Airport rail link

The proposed 1.5-mile AirTrain line would follow the Grand Central Parkway and connect with the No. 7 subway line and LIRR at Willets Point, which is a roughly 30- minute trip from midtown transit hubs.

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News•by Staff•January 21, 2015

Officials mull future of MBTA late night service

The $13 million, year-long pilot started in March 2014, extending service by 90 minutes on MBTA lines and fifteen bus routes on Friday and Saturday nights until at least 2:30 a.m. The pilot has drawn 850,000 riders since its inception

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News•by Staff•January 20, 2015

Sound Transit's East Link light rail to get $1.3B loan

The 14.5-mile light rail extension, one element of a 50-mile system, will connect some of the region’s most populated and fastest-growing areas to Sound Transit’s existing rail system at the International District/Chinatown Station, which runs from downtown Seattle to SeaTac Airport.

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News•by Staff•January 16, 2015

Pantless subway ride greets limbs with chilly weather

Over 4,000 riders met at meeting points spread out all over the city and converged on Union Square

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Products•January 15, 2015

Velaro trainset

Siemens features its Velaro high-speed trainset on the EXPO show floor.

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Products•January 15, 2015

Fire suppression system

The FMNA Fire Suppression system from USSC is the only system to attach all three components of the fire triangle: heat, oxygen and fuel.

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News•by Staff•January 15, 2015

DART joins human trafficking prevention movement

It is estimated that more than 20 million men, women and children around the world are victims of human trafficking with the U.S. a source, transit and destination country.

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