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Motorcoachby StaffMay 22, 2014

ABC delivers to New Mexico

Carlsbad, N.M.-based New Mexico Texas Coaches received a 2013 Van Hool C2045, the newest in its fleet.

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Busby StaffMay 22, 2014

New Flyer to supply 34 Xcelsiors to Canada

Will deliver the 40-foot heavy duty buses to Richmond Hill, Ontario-based York Region Transit by the end of the third quarter of 2014.

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Managementby StaffMay 21, 2014

Caltrain issues electrification RFQ for San Fran.-to-San Jose line

Key components of the project include an electric power infrastructure and replacing diesel trains with high-performance electric trains.

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Railby StaffMay 21, 2014

SORTA transfers fed rail funds to streetcar project

Will apply $268,278 of its remaining funding from a federal grant to the Cincinnati Streetcar. The money is left over from a $876,762 rail-related grant that was awarded to the agency in 1996 that must be used or would be forfeited and no other regional projects qualify for the funds.

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Railby StaffMay 21, 2014

Bombardier celebrates 175 years in UK

Commemorates the milestone at its manufacturing site in Derby, England. The manufacturer showcases heritage locomotives it designed in Derby and more recent train technologies and current vehicles, including trains being delivered to London Underground.

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Managementby StaffMay 21, 2014

SMART leaves businesses out of loop by closing rail spurs

Says some spurs need to disappear to meet federal safety guidelines for its commuter rail project. SMART is upgrading some spurs that serve legitimate businesses but can't afford to restore all the switches.

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Managementby StaffMay 21, 2014

L.A. receiving $2.1B for subway extension

Will receive $1.25 billion in construction grant funds from the FTA's Capital Investment Grant Program and up to $856 million from the U.S. DOT's TIFIA loan program.

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Managementby StaffMay 21, 2014

NTSB issues recommendations to FRA, Metro-North

Urges FRA to remove the current inspection exemption for high-density commuter railroads and for Metro-North to stop making use of the exemption in the wake of an accident in December 2013.

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Busby StaffMay 20, 2014

3 candidates considered to lead Mich. RTA

Interviewing Michael Ford, CEO of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority; Albert Martin, a former director of the Detroit Department of Transportation; and Brian Marshall, former CEO of the Capital Area Transit System in Baton Rouge, La.

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Busby StaffMay 20, 2014

Wis. transit bus impounded following fatal crash

On Monday, a 68-year-old man seen drinking alcohol on the bus was killed when he reportedly was struck by the bus after he fell into an area near the rear wheel and gutter of the road.

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