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Railby StaffAugust 1, 2012

Honolulu rail to create thousands of jobs

Within two years there will be 4,000 people working on the its rail project, HART says. Right now there are 1,400 people working on the rail project.

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Railby StaffAugust 1, 2012

Minn. Metro cuts Northstar fares

Most weekday trips on the Northstar Commuter Rail will cost $1 less beginning Aug. 1. The initiative kicks off a promotional campaign to show commuters in the Northwest metropolitan area that now is the time to try Northstar.

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Railby StaffAugust 1, 2012

OL: Pedestrian-rail crossing deaths up

While highway-rail crossing collisions are down slightly, deaths and injuries from crossing crashes and pedestrian-train incidents rose in the first four months of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.

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Railby StaffAugust 1, 2012

Siemens to equip Honolulu rail

Received a multi-million dollar order from Ansaldo Honolulu JV to electrify the track for the new system. The system is the first for Hawaii and is scheduled to be completed in 2019.

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Busby StaffJuly 31, 2012

Cleveland's RTA's Calabrese wins award

The Senator George V. Voinovich Public Works Employee of the Year Award from the Build Up Greater Cleveland was presented by Joe Roman, president of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, who stated that because of Calabrese's work and involvement in the community, RTA is now regionally synonymous with economic development.

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Railby StaffJuly 31, 2012

N.Y. MTA to issue RFP for Fulton Center lease

The master lessee will be tasked with handling leasing and operations of the structure as well as the historic Corbin Building, the Dey Street entrance and the attached concourse under Dey Street.

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Railby StaffJuly 31, 2012

NJ Transit unveils dual-powered locomotives

STV provided design, inspection and test engineering support services for this initiative, which also extends north of the border to Canada where the same vehicles are being procured for Agence Métropolitaine de Transport in Montreal. The locomotives are being manufactured by Bombardier in Kassel, Germany.

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Motorcoachby StaffJuly 31, 2012

CH Bus delivers Temsa to Ind.

Coaches are equipped with a Cummins engine, Allison B500 transmission and three-point seat belts.

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Motorcoachby StaffJuly 31, 2012

Bus co., feds blamed for 2011 Va. crash

After reviewing a crash investigation report, the NTSB found fault with Sky Express for failing to provide a fatigue management program or any other formal safety policies for its drivers, and with the FMCSA for failing to shut down the company despite repeated safety violations.

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Railby StaffJuly 31, 2012

Google adds NYC subway alerts to Maps

Riders can click on any of the 468 stations labeled on Google Maps to find planned service changes expected to affect that station at the time. Alerts will also be included in the step-by-step transit directions.

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