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Railby StaffSeptember 23, 2015

Richmond-to-Raleigh high-speed rail proposal gets all clear

The 162-mile route between the two cities in North Carolina and Virginia would utilize existing and former rail lines for approximately 60% of the route and is planned to be free from at-grade crossings of track and roads.

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Railby StaffSeptember 23, 2015

Metra will have to shut down unless PTC deadline extended

If Metra is unable to operate beyond December, it will work to ensure an orderly shutdown of its system and communicate with its customers with sufficient time for them to consider the effects of the shutdown, the resolution also states.

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Railby StaffSeptember 23, 2015

Operation Lifesaver's Joyce Rose to end tenure in 2015

Before joining Operation Lifesaver in December of 2012, Rose served as staff director for the Railroads Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committe. The OLI board will conduct a search for Rose’s successor.

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Railby StaffSeptember 23, 2015

WMATA nears new tunnel cell service agreement

The project was supposed to have been completed three years ago, under a 2008 contract between WMATA and a consortium of Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, however, officials said several obstacles prevented the companies from wiring the tunnels.

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Managementby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

Conn. looking to expand BRT system

The State Bond Commission will vote next week on a $7 million allocation that will allow CDOT to purchase buses and other capital equipment necessary to expand CTfastrak east of the Connecticut River into East Hartford and Manchester.

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Managementby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

D.C. Metro releases travel tips video for Pope Francis' visit

The English and Spanish videos offer travel tips, recommend alternate travel options to consider and detail where crowding and delays are expected near Papal events.

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Railby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

Bombardier-Alstom consortium wins Spanish high-speed rail control contract

The project, awarded by Spain's Administrator of Railway Infrastructure has a total value of approximately $185 million.

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Managementby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

Transpo GM named head of Indiana Transportation Association

The ITA represents public transportation, intercity and private bus operators, commuter rail and other transportation-related agencies and businesses throughout the state of Indiana.

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Motorcoachby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

Thrasher adds Setra S 417s for Mercedes Benz contract

The purchase from MCI follows the operators' 2013 win on a four-year contract to provide transportation services to the Daimler division’s Brand Immersion Experience, a program that will bring some 26,000 Mercedes employees to the plant in Vance, Ala., and other Birmingham-area locations by 2017.

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Managementby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

KCATA to offer Wi-Fi on all buses by 2016

The agency started offering Wi-Fi services in early 2014, but it was only available on the MAX routes operating on Main Street and Troost Avenue, plus 22 other Metro buses.

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