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Managementby StaffMay 30, 2014

Rail Administrator Szabo visits Siemens plant

During his visit, he highlighted the importance of the GROW AMERICA Act, the Obama Administration’s four-year, $302 billion reauthorization bill now before Congress, which will provide $19 billion for rail.

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Busby StaffMay 29, 2014

BYD bus completes Altoona Testing

The 40-foot BYD Electric Bus is just the first of three different size options that will be offered to the U.S. for 2014/2015 deliveries. Next at Altoona will be the 60-foot articulated BYD all-electric bus.

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Busby StaffMay 29, 2014

Fla. launches pilot public transportation system

The Sunshine Turtle Express in South Walton County will be free of charge and run through September.

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Busby StaffMay 29, 2014

Fla. LYNX names new GM

In her new position, Susan Black will lead the agency’s administrative division, including engineering, human resources, information technology, marketing, planning and development, and safety/risk, departments.

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Railby StaffMay 28, 2014

Edmonton light rail project receives $150M infusion

The project is the first funding announcement since the launch of the New Building Canada Fund, the Government of Canada's unprecedented long-term infrastructure plan.

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Managementby StaffMay 28, 2014

Virginia Railway taps GlobeSherpa for mobile ticketing

When the new ticket system launches, customers will be able to purchase and use commuter rail tickets with just a few clicks on their smartphone.

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Railby StaffMay 28, 2014

2 men convicted in Sound Transit copper wire thefts

The pair reportedly used bolt cutters to detach the copper wire, entering maintenance hatches in a tunnel that runs below the elevated stretch of the light rail between the SeaTac and Rainier Beach rail stops, from November 2010 through August 2011.

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Paratransitby StaffMay 28, 2014

NYC Transit makes subway station ADA accessible

The $16.95 million project, fully funded by the Federal Transit Administration, was awarded to Forte Construction Corp. in November 2011.

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Railby StaffMay 28, 2014

Amtrak, partners award contract for Philadelphia station project

The joint planning effort represents a unique opportunity to develop new plans and re-envision existing planning efforts to create a single, integrated vision for the 30th Street Station precinct.

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Busby StaffMay 27, 2014

Melaniphy: Commuter tax benefit equality needed

The parking benefit increased this year to $250, thanks to a cost-of-living adjustment implemented by the Internal Revenue Service, while the public-transportation benefit declined to $130.

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