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News•by Staff•December 23, 2013

Ansaldo STS wins LIRR signaling contract

The upgrade will increase the safety and reliability of the line and support the LIRR’s planned PTC system.

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News•by Staff•December 23, 2013

Feds release $3B for transit agencies impacted by Sandy

The funds will be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that protect critical transit infrastructure from being damaged or destroyed by future natural disasters.

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News•by Staff•December 16, 2013

University shuttles among those caught in fed sweep

Operations providing services at the University of Illinois, Illinois State University and the University of Mississippi were among 52 motorcoach operators shut down over eight-month span.

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News•by Staff•December 13, 2013

FRA launches Metro-North safety assessment

Will exhaustively review agency's compliance with federal regulations, its procedures and practices, and its safety culture.

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News•by Staff•December 11, 2013

FRA issues safety advisory on speed restriction compliance

Recommendations include having railroad operators review the circumstances of the Metro-North derailment with their operating employees and provide instruction to employees on the importance of compliance with maximum authorized train speed limits.

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News•by Staff•December 10, 2013

Public transportation to fuel movement for Super Bowl

Approximately 70% of game attendees will need to arrive by mass transportation – via bus, train, and high occupancy vehicles.

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News•by Staff•December 9, 2013

Siemens joins U.S. DOT connected vehicle tech testing

The Affiliated Test Bed will focus on deployment of Connected Vehicle technology, the wireless exchange of critical safety, and operational data between vehicles and specific road infrastructure like traffic signals.

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News•by Staff•December 9, 2013

FRA issues Emergency Order to Metro-North following crash

In response, the Metro-North signal crews have installed new protections at the Spuyten Duyvil curve, which will warn train engineers of the approaching speed reduction and automatically apply the train's emergency brakes if speed is not lowered to the 30 mph maximum in the curve.

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News•by Staff•December 5, 2013

APTA's Melaniphy calls for Congress to fund PTC

Says it is association’s long-standing position that Congress needs to authorize and appropriate funding for PTC implementation for commuter railroads that will cover 80% of the implementation costs.

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News•by Staff•December 4, 2013

Private security targets fare evaders on Phoenix light rail

Phoenix voters in March approved Proposition 300, which allowed the city manager to hire private security guards to cite fare evaders or passengers who commit other violations. Previously, only police officers and their assistants had that authority.

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