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Being tested to determine how they perform when operating in the conditions that CTA's rail fleet is subjected to throughout the year. The prototypes must successfully complete testing on all eight rail lines before CTA will authorize the delivery of the remaining 396 rail cars.
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This transition follows two-and-a-half years of construction and station closures. Special use platforms or "high blocks," which have served persons with disabilities and mobility challenges since the rail system opened in 1996, also will be removed from service, as these passengers begin utilizing the low-floor center doors in each train's center section.
Read More →The contract also includes Vehicle Information Management software, which will supply MTS with vehicle status reports, event logs, on-demand video clip retrieval and automated downloads of event video.
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In other news, MCI announced that its "MCI in Motion 2010" campaign earned a Grand Award in the American Public Transportation Association's 31st Annual AdWheel Awards competition.
Read More →LEED Gold-certified facility features photovoltaic solar panels that will generate nearly 50 percent of its electricity. RTC received $5.5 million in stimulus funding for its construction.
Read More →Projected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 250 million metric tons and save 500 million barrels of oil over the lives of the vehicles produced within the program's first five years.
Read More →About 50 employees from Peter Pan's East Hartford hub are being moved to the Rocky Hill location.Over the next few months, an additional 25 employees from the Milford site and other Peter Pan hubs will begin work in Rocky Hill.
Read More →The contract is estimated at approximately $1.2 billion. Bombardier's share is estimated at $725 million and Alstom's share is estimated at $482 million. The contract will enter into force, and the final price fixed using the applicable exchange rate, when the usual steps of funding approval will be completed.
Read More →SSS offers secure data systems, compliance reporting and tracking tools, video and online training, a CSA 2010 tracking & analysis kit, educational tips, drug and alcohol testing services and other easy-to-use time-savers that cut overhead costs.
Read More →Over the past two years, Penn Transit purchased eight new low-emission vehicles: four buses capable of running on both ultra-low sulfur diesel and biodiesel fuels, and four propane-powered shuttle vans.
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