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Railby StaffDecember 17, 2010

Houston Metro, CAF reach settlement

The contracts are canceled and CAF will forego any additional payments for unpaid work and lost profits. In addition, CAF will refund $14 million to Metro. The agreement was ratified by Metro's board on Friday.

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Motorcoachby StaffDecember 16, 2010

Report: Intercity bus use continues surge

For the third year in a row, the intercity bus service was the fastest growing mode of intercity transportation, outpacing air and rail transportation, the study reports. Intercity bus operations expanded by 6 percent in 2010.

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Railby StaffDecember 16, 2010

Wis. rail backers protest Gov. elect’s plans

Milwaukee protesters gathered again, this time at City Hall, to oppose Gov.-elect Scott Walker’s decision to rescind federal high-speed rail funds. They are demanding job creation alternatives.

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Busby StaffDecember 16, 2010

Oklahoma receives $49.4M for multimodal bridge

The reconstructed bridge will be Tulsa's first multimodal crossing to accommodate highway, pedestrian and bicycle traffic, as well as high-speed intercity and commuter rail.

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Motorcoachby StaffDecember 16, 2010

Seattle coach co. linked to scandal up for auction

MTR Western is the biggest asset in the bankruptcy estate of Darren Berg, who's been charged by federal prosecutors with running a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $100 million.

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Busby StaffDecember 16, 2010

Proterra builds first battery-electric bus at S.C. plant

The first bus will be sent to Altoona for safety testing. The EcoRide BE35 will be the first all-electric bus that the center will be testing and once completed, allows Proterra to mass produce and sell the bus on a commercial scale.

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Railby StaffDecember 16, 2010

Amtrak’s Acela turns 10, plans for more success

After becoming a popular alternative to air and car travel in the Northeast Corridor, the operator plans to build onto its success with a plan for a bullet train that would run at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour.

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Busby StaffDecember 16, 2010

D.C. Metro hit with severe staff shortage

The agency needs to fill more than 210 vacant positions for bus operators, train operators and station managers. A hiring freeze, stricter standards and retiring operators are behind the majority of staff losses.

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Railby StaffDecember 16, 2010

N.J. eligible for $128M rail tunnel refund

After the state repays the $271M it owes the federal government for canceling the Access to the Region’s Core commuter-rail tunnel project, the FTA will return $128 million, so New Jersey can replenish other state transportation accounts that were depleted to finance the project.

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Railby StaffDecember 15, 2010

Report: Hampton Roads hid light rail costs from feds

Transit officials knew that The Tide project would cost more than the $232 million figure they gave to the government back in 2007.

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