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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 8, 2023

KRT Deploys Intelligent Transport Technologies with Equans

Following a successful factory testing in the summer, the deployment of Equans’ CAD/AVL and real-time passenger information technologies (RTPI) on the 54 buses is nearing completion.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 8, 2023

Caltrain Unveils Service Increases, New Amenities for Electric Service

The service improvements are possible because Caltrain is replacing all the aging diesel trains between San Francisco and San Jose with electric trains that provide better service performance and quality, according to the agency.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 6, 2023

CapMetro Taps WSP, Partners to Automate Bus Yard

The $1.26 million project is partly funded by a nearly $950,000 grant provided through the FTA’s ADAS for Transit Buses Demonstration and Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations Demonstration Program, with CapMetro funding the remaining costs.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 6, 2023

COTA Introduces New Tool to Make Transit More Accessible for Neurodiverse Riders

The MagnusCards app uses visual cues, step-by-step instructions, and optional audio in either English or Spanish to guide users through the transit process.

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Newsby StaffDecember 6, 2023

Sioux Falls Votes for Via to Take Over Transit System

Throughout the last two months, the City and Via have communicated daily, with multiple Via team members visiting Sioux Falls regularly to learn about Sioux Falls.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 6, 2023

CTA, Google Public Sector Partner to Develop Chatbot

The communication tool will make it easier than ever for riders to report issues and provide feedback to the agency.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 4, 2023

WMATA Begins Repressing Wheels on 7000-Series Railcars to Improved Standard

Under the new process, with concurrence from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, WMATA will increase the fit and press tonnage used to mount the wheels to the axles on the railcar.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 29, 2023

St. Louis' MetroLink Approves Addition of New Siemens LRVs

The new MetroLink vehicles are being funded, in part, by $196 million in federal funding awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation earlier this year.

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Videosby Alex RomanNovember 27, 2023

Safety, AI, and More with Axis Communications' Anthony Incorvati

Anthony Incorvati, Business Development Manager, Americas, for Axis Communications, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman from the APTA EXPO show floor to discuss video surveillance, Artificial Intelligence, and much more.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 27, 2023

Luminator Names New CEO

Magnus Friberg joins Luminator from Icomera, provider of integrated connectivity solutions for public transportation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EQUANS, where he served as CEO.

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