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Railby StaffMay 10, 2011

Conn. Senator: $30M high-speed rail award not enough

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said that the state applied for $227 million for its 62-mile rail project.

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Busby StaffMay 10, 2011

Study evaluates delegated transit management

Reviews a transit service contracting approach new to the U.S., and its effects on the service provision and transit users' perception of service quality in the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority.

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Motorcoachby StaffMay 10, 2011

FMCSA enhances public access to info via Web page

Includes decisions dated from 2009 to the present that can be sorted by carrier name, case type, docket number and order title. FMCSA will add new decisions once they become final.

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Busby StaffMay 10, 2011

San Antonio’s VIA president to participate in Brookings forum

Keith T. Parker will join the forum to review an analysis of how well transit systems link workers to their jobs, examining transit routes and schedules, demographic data, and employment information from the nation’s largest metropolitan regions.

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Busby StaffMay 10, 2011

CTTRANSIT unveils Nova artics, New Flyer hybrids

Both types of buses are replacing 15-year-old buses in the Connecticut-based operating fleet.

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Railby StaffMay 10, 2011

APTA applauds federal high-speed rail investment

President William A. Millar said that the $2 billion that the FRA distributed to several states across the U.S. will help move forward projects already under way, and create thousands of jobs.

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Motorcoachby StaffMay 9, 2011

MCI hosts Illinois Congressman

Prior to departing, Rep. Joe Walsh toured the latest editions of MCI's D4500 Commuter and J4500 touring coaches.

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Motorcoachby StaffMay 9, 2011

MCI delivers D4505 to Conn.

Latest D4505s feature three-point seat belts, a full sound system, Wi-Fi and a Cummins ISM 10.8-liter engine, featuring the latest clean diesel engine technology.

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Railby StaffMay 9, 2011

Alstom to equip Algerian tramway system

Will provide a comprehensive service that includes a portion of the civil engineering, all the infrastructure (platform, rails, electrification, signaling, and ticketing), a workshop-depot and the central command post. Alstom also is supplying the fleet of 41 Citadis trainsets.

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Railby StaffMay 9, 2011

U.S. high-speed rail projects awarded $2 billion

Selected 15 states and Amtrak to receive $2.02 billion for 22 high-speed intercity passenger rail projects. Twenty-four states, the District of Columbia and Amtrak submitted nearly 100 applications.

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