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NJ TRANSIT expands mobile ticketing program

Adam E. Moreira

Currently available on all rail lines and most South Jersey bus routes, MyTix will enable bus customers on routes serving Port Authority Bus Terminal, Lower Manhattan and George Washington Bridge to purchase and display monthly interstate bus passes on their mobile devices.

BAF's Rendell calls for more fed transportation investment

ElliotP

While testifying before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, he noted the actions being taken by governors and mayors to address their own transportation funding challenges but emphasized that state and local funding is not a substitute for sufficient investment from the federal government.

San Diego MTS taps Transdev for bus services

San Diego MTS taps Transdev for bus services

Transdev will operate 52 of 95 bus route services from MTS facilities in Chula Vista and El Cajon, using MTS buses and uniforms with MTS branding. Transdev has been under contract with MTS to provide similar services for the past eight years.

American Motor Products announces new discount tire program

American Motor Products announces new discount tire program

Paratransit, motorcoach, bus fleet, limousine and taxi operators across the country can now obtain their commercial fleet ambulance, service truck, bus and truck tires, as well as limousine, taxi, car and SUV tires, through authorized local Michelin Dealers and get discounted National Fleet Account pricing.

Chicago retires 2400-series railcars

Chicago Transit Authority

The cars, produced between 1976 to 1978, are being replaced as the CTA continues to upgrade its rail fleet as part of an aggressive modernization and infrastructure plan by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Forrest Claypool.

Video: BART bids farewell to old wool seats

Video: BART bids farewell to old wool seats

Watch as the final wool seats are removed from a Bay Area Rapid Transit District train car and customers say their goodbyes. BART has now changed every seat on every train car –all 669 of them-  replacing the wool material with easy-to-clean vinyl.BART utility workers yanked out the last grimy seat on December 30, 2014 and replaced it with pristine vinyl under the watchful eyes of a few interested reporters and to the delight of tens of thousands of BART riders.

PATCO, SEPTA working toward fare compatibility

PATCO, SEPTA working toward fare compatibility

After SEPTA switches to its long-awaited electronic Key "smart card" fare-payment system this year, PATCO cards will be compatible with the SEPTA system, as long as the user registers its PATCO card with the agency, which will permit SEPTA to identify the user and bill PATCO for the trip.

TTC unveils 2015 'Customer Charter'

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Now in its third year, the charter is designed to track promises and improvements that benefit customers, while holding TTC’s management to account if promises are not kept. The progress against these commitments is reported to the TTC board quarterly and posted on the agency’s website.

SEFAC releases new 18 Type lift

SEFAC releases new 18 Type lift

All of the companies' mobile lifts are now manufactured out of its Baltimore headquarters. All SEFAC lifts are backed up by the service team who provide no charge, in-house technical support, annual OSHA safety inspections and everything in-between.

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