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Managementby StaffJanuary 21, 2015

Officials mull future of MBTA late night service

The $13 million, year-long pilot started in March 2014, extending service by 90 minutes on MBTA lines and fifteen bus routes on Friday and Saturday nights until at least 2:30 a.m. The pilot has drawn 850,000 riders since its inception

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Motorcoachby StaffJanuary 20, 2015

MCI plant sending buses to N.J, contributes to co. success

The CNG commuter coaches rolling out of its Pembina, N.D. plant are part of a 150-vehicle coach contract being delivered to New Jersey Transit, of which MCI has already has delivered about one-third.

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Motorcoachby StaffJanuary 20, 2015

Prevost launches new service app 'DeliveryTrack'

Convenient photo tool, which shows the time, date and place where the photo was taken that can be used to support a claim, a delivery, or provide photographic assistance to a service team member.

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Busby StaffJanuary 20, 2015

IndyGo ridership reaches 23-year peak

Numbers for 2014 soared to 10.29M passenger trips, with seven individual months hitting highs that had never been seen before.

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Railby StaffJanuary 20, 2015

Sound Transit's East Link light rail to get $1.3B loan

The 14.5-mile light rail extension, one element of a 50-mile system, will connect some of the region’s most populated and fastest-growing areas to Sound Transit’s existing rail system at the International District/Chinatown Station, which runs from downtown Seattle to SeaTac Airport.

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Railby StaffJanuary 16, 2015

Pantless subway ride greets limbs with chilly weather

Over 4,000 riders met at meeting points spread out all over the city and converged on Union Square

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Technologyby StaffJanuary 16, 2015

Ky.'s TARC launches all-electric Proterra fleet

The all-electric system - 10 buses and two charging stations - is an $11 million investment, with the bulk of funding from federal and state grants. Louisville Metro contributed $500,000. 

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Busby StaffJanuary 16, 2015

BC Transit disciplining drivers for not calling out stops 'unfair,' union says

Bus drivers say the practice puts passenger safety at risk, because it is "an undue distraction."

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Motorcoachby StaffJanuary 15, 2015

Report: Intercity motorcoach usage continues to rise

The Chaddick Institute released its annual report, entitled "Adding on Amenities, Broadening the Base/2014 Year-in-Review: Intercity Bus Service in the United States," showing the eighth consecutive year of growth for the scheduled services, point-to-point segment of the motorcoach industry, such as Megabus, at the American Bus Association’s Marketplace in St. Louis on Tuesday.

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Busby StaffJanuary 15, 2015

Dog rides bus solo to visit park

Eclipse's first solo rush hour ride happened one day when her owner took too long to finish a cigarette, so the dog got on the bus without him.

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