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News•by Staff•August 8, 2008

MBTA receives New Flyer buses

New Flyer has delivered a new fleet of Emission Control Diesel (ECD) buses to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).

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News•by Staff•August 7, 2008

Bombardier, Swedish rail partner for high-speed project

Project aimed at developing trains that meet special technical and traffic requirements of Nordic countries.

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News•by Staff•August 7, 2008

S.F. MUNI to undergo comprehensive review

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced revised staff recommendations of the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP), the first comprehensive review of Muni in a generation.

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News•by Staff•August 6, 2008

River Valley Metro breaks ridership record

Bourbonnais, Ill.-based system shows 32 percent increase over the same time period last year.

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News•by Staff•August 4, 2008

Enova delivers hybrid bus to Alaska

IC Bus includes Enova's post-transmission parallel hybrid-drive technology.

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News•by Staff•July 30, 2008

National lab debuts new green technology bus

Features a high-strength stainless steel body and chassis and a hybrid power system that primarily uses stored electrical energy.

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News•by Staff•July 25, 2008

Washington Metro to obtain LEED certification

All new and substantially rehabilitated Metro facilities will be designed and built with the goal of receiving LEED Certification.

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News•by Staff•July 23, 2008

Alcoa, Yutong to debut eco-friendly buses at Olympic Games

Alcoa, the world’s leading aluminum company, and Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co. (Yutong), China’s largest bus manufacturer and the number two producer in the world, introduced two new environmentally-friendly bus prototypes that will be displayed and road-tested during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing next month.

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News•by Staff•July 3, 2008

Clean Energy wins Akron, Ohio CNG contract

The Metro Regional Transit Authority of Akron, Ohio awarded Clean Energy Fuels Corp. a five-year contract to operate and maintain the fueling station for Metro’s fleet of 45 full-sized compressed natural gas buses.

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Articles•September 25, 2007

Women In Transportation

Whether it's building rail facilities or securing funding for capital investment, women continue to play a major role in the transportation industry. This year we chronicle the achievements of five women who have used skills in finance, construction, contract negotiations, planning and entrepreneurship to make their mark on the industry.

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