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Managementby StaffMay 29, 2013

IMPulse moves back to original N.C. factory

All telephone numbers, faxes and email addresses will remain unchanged, and the company will maintain its current mailing address.

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Railby StaffMay 29, 2013

Feds to investigate Md. freight rail crash

NTSB officials said late Tuesday that the collision occurred at a private crossing where the only marking was a stop sign.

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Railby StaffMay 29, 2013

Streetcars may make comeback in Calif. city

The Oakland City Council approved a consultant contract to study the viability of an extended free shuttle route and electric streetcar system. Until 1958, the city had a streetcar system that brought passengers to ferries or commuter rail lines to San Francisco.

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Railby StaffMay 29, 2013

Bombardier’s Brazil monorail honored for innovation

Won UITP’s award for Intermodal Innovation for Latin America for its Innovia Monorail 300 system for the São Paulo Metro. The monorail’s advantages include its high passenger capacity combined with the fact that the system is cost effective to introduce as it does not require major infrastructure or civil works.

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Managementby StaffMay 29, 2013

San Antonio's VIA to interview 4 for CEO post

One candidate is interim CEO Jeffrey Arndt, who took over after the departure of Keith Parker, who left to head up Atlanta's MARTA.

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Managementby StaffMay 29, 2013

Md. MTA MARC train sets monthly ridership mark

Ridership on the system was up 4.3% overall compared to the same month last year, with the MARC Penn Line leading the surge.

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Railby StaffMay 29, 2013

Ontario, Canada moves forward with light rail plan

The request for proposals is the final step in choosing one of three construction groups for the estimated $536-million contract to build light rail in Kitchener and Waterloo.

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Managementby StaffMay 29, 2013

Alstom unveils new products at UITP World Congress

Axonis is an elevated metro system able to transport from 15 to 45,000 passengers per hour per direction, while Urbalis Fluence is the first vehicle-centric communications-based train control system.

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Managementby StaffMay 29, 2013

Amtrak extends CEO Boardman's contract

Under his leadership as president/CEO has experienced many accomplishments, including record ridership and revenue, continued reductions in the need for federal operating support, a significant pay down of debt and the best ever system-wide on-time performance.

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Busby StaffMay 28, 2013

Report: 3 of 4 say U.S. transportation infrastructure upkeep key

Finding from national poll commissioned by the ARTBA to see how valuable Americans think road and transit network is to the nation, their everyday life, and relative to other modern necessities they routinely rely upon.

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