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Busby StaffFebruary 28, 2012

CT Transit purchases fuel-cell system

Will provide 400 kilowatts of power to the agency’s 330,000-square-foot headquarters facility. Thermal energy from the fuel cell will be used to preheat two boilers that support the building's primary heating system.

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Motorcoachby StaffFebruary 28, 2012

CH Bus Sales delivers Temsas to Ill., N.Y.

The TS35 coaches are equipped with a Cummins engine, Allison B500 transmission and three-point seat belts. Both operators also equipped their new coaches with 110-volt outlets and Wi-Fi.

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Paratransitby StaffFebruary 28, 2012

MV-1 launches 'Cash for Conversion Clunkers' program

Program begins on March 1, 2012 and ends on May 31, 2012 and will be in effect at all VPG dealerships nationwide.

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Motorcoachby StaffFebruary 28, 2012

Coach driver acquitted in deaths of 4 passengers

Would have faced up to four years in state prison on each of four counts of criminally negligent homicide.

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Railby StaffFebruary 28, 2012

Honolulu narrows list to former MBTA chief

Grabauskas, also a former state transportation secretary, was appointed by Mitt Romney and forced to resign from the T in 2009.

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Railby StaffFebruary 28, 2012

Cyclists call on NJ Transit to change policy

Currently only allows cyclists to bring their bicycles onto trains only at stations with high-level platforms.

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Railby StaffFebruary 28, 2012

SEPTA to spend $100M on positive train control

Awarded a contract to Ansaldo STS USA Inc. Agency officials said that the cost would mean canceling or delaying many other transit projects in the Philadelphia region.

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Busby StaffFebruary 27, 2012

GSU plans to improve campus transit

The Department of Parking and Transportation plans to purchase new low-floor biodiesel buses and add a kiosk to one of the campus' busiest bus stops.

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Busby StaffFebruary 27, 2012

Calif. transit runs Nova ‘Smart Bus’ pilot for college

Using the larger bus on one of Santa Barbara City College's express routes will allow MTD officials to take another bus off the route, saving time and fuel costs.

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Railby StaffFebruary 27, 2012

Canadian train derailment kills 3

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada sent a team of investigators to the site of the incident. The cause of the derailment is not yet known.

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