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Railby StaffJanuary 19, 2012

Study: Caution needed for headphone users on rail tracks

Rise in pedestrian incidents points to need for increased awareness of dangers of walking on or near train tracks.

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Busby StaffJanuary 19, 2012

Bay Area 'Clipper' card hits 1M Cubic smart cards

Participating operators include BART, San Francisco Muni, AC Transit, CalTrain, SamTrans, Santa Clara VTA and the Golden Gate Bus and Ferry system.

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Railby StaffJanuary 19, 2012

Bombardier selects Maxwell ultracapacitors for energy storage

Will use the ultracapacitors as the energy storage element for its EnerGstor rail braking energy recuperation system.

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Paratransitby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

APTA: State of the public transportation industry

Melaniphy addressed the significant amount of investment that is required to address the backlog of capital needs ($78 billion) and to meet growing demand ($60 billion annually).

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Busby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

INIT launches new manufacturing facility

Superior Quality Manufacturing, a joint venture with Simtech LLC, was established to produce a variety of electronic modules and devices featuring components such as computer boards and LED panels.

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Busby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

First Transit's Phoenix fixed-route earns ISO cert.

The focus of the program is to reduce the environmental footprint of a business and decrease the pollution and waste a business produces.

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Railby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Calif.'s OCTA completes 'quiet zones' program

The program enhanced 52 railroad crossings and helped silence train horns for local communities.

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Busby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Nova delivers 2 LFS buses

All the company's vehicles are based on a common platform, which translates into effective maintenance, streamlined training and simplified parts management, providing quality performance and productivity, according to the company.

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Busby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

National parks get $41M to enhance transportation

The U.S. National Park Service, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management and local partner communities will receive the funds for projects ranging from redesigning and widening the Nauset Bicycle Trail at Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts to purchasing new buses to transport visitors between Sausalito and the Muir Woods National Monument in California.

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Busby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Cleveland RTA ridership up

December 2011 marked the eighth month in a row of increased ridership throughout the RTA system.

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