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Railby StaffFebruary 7, 2012

Transit patrols decreasing TriMet crime

In 2005, 780 crimes were reported in the MAX system, dropping to a low of 413 crime reports in 2009.

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Motorcoachby StaffFebruary 7, 2012

Int'l Motor Coach Group names new president

Bronwyn Wilson replaces outgoing president Steven Klika, who served for 11 years.

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Busby StaffFebruary 7, 2012

Proposed transit bill would cut $1.7B from N.Y. MTA

The agency has a $12.6 billion operating budget and has budgeted about $4.5 billion annually in capital projects until 2014. MTA may be forced to raise fares to compensate for lost money needed to fund improvements.

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Railby StaffFebruary 7, 2012

LaHood visits Denver rail project

The 12-mile West Rail Line project created more than 500 construction-related jobs, according to the Denver Regional Transportation District.

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Railby StaffFebruary 7, 2012

Thales to supply signaling to Singapore

Will re-signal SMRT Corp. Ltd.’s North-South and East-West lines, plus an extension, with its SelTrac communications-based train control solution.

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New Mobilityby StaffFebruary 7, 2012

MV wins first contract outside N. America

Will provide management services for the operation of Earadat's transit system in Saudi Arabia's eastern province.

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Railby StaffFebruary 7, 2012

Calif. High-Speed Rail Authority names new chairman

Dan Richard has been a principal of Dan Richard Advisors since 2010. He was managing partner and co-founder of Heritage Oak Capital Partners, an infrastructure finance firm, from 2007 to 2009, and was senior VP, public policy and governmental relations, at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. from 1997 to 2006.

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Busby StaffFebruary 6, 2012

New Flyer delivers 4,000th CNG bus

More than 60 transit systems in the U.S. and Canada operate New Flyer CNG buses today.

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Railby StaffFebruary 6, 2012

Amtrak requests reduction in federal funds

Results from efforts to improve its financial performance, including increased efficiency, cost controls, and debt reduction as well as better service, record ridership and anticipated increases in revenue.

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Motorcoachby StaffFebruary 6, 2012

Prevost delivers H3-45 to Brown Coach

The new vehicle features three-point seat belts, Kidde fire detection and suppression system and a Beru tire pressure monitoring system, DVD/CD players, Wi-Fi connectivity, 110-volt electrical outlets, audio jacks, plus ports for laptops and USB charging connections.

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