The contest is open to all college students in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin for the chance to win more than $3,000 worth of prizes. Students can enter the contest by submitting a train travel-themed video by Feb. 28, 2011. Amtrak plans to use the winning video in future promotional campaigns.
Will provide more real-time arrival info via smartphone, countdown information on LED subway signs and a customer service training program for staff.
The new H-Series conveys the brand values of customer intimacy, premium quality and sound innovation; and it is designed to look the part, according to the company.
Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia will also provide $150 million in matching local funds to help pay for the improvements.
Through innovative planning and customer service initiatives, BC Transit delivered a five-fold increase in service, expanded its fleet to 300 buses, operated 24 hours a day and served over 1.5 million customers in the Sea to Sky region during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
Gibson Engineers will strengthen the transportation engineering practice in the southeastern states, where the firm has an established water, wastewater and transportation practice, according to Hatch Mott.
Seeking a fare system designed to process payments directly at the gate using technology like contactless, chip-enabled debit and credit cards, which banks are already distributing to customers; federal identification cards; or smart phones equipped with near-field communication capability; as well as existing SmarTrip cards, according to the agency.