Topics will include the incident command system, events involving terrorism and/or hazardous materials, interaction with the news media, communicating with the local community and families of the victims, assistance to family members, forensic aspects of recovery and identification, and long-term issues facing the affected community following a major disaster.
Read More →Passengers reported that the driver, Joseph A. Clabaugh, was sweating profusely prior to the accident. All 11 passengers — five adults and six children — survived.
Read More →Money will go to 152 projects, which include replacing aging buses with fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles, constructing new bus shelters and maintenance facilities and installing updated fare boxes and fleet tracking systems.
Read More →A $120 million contract was awarded to Parsons Transportation Group to manage and integrate positive train control technology on Metrolink's 512-mile system. Metrolink was the nation's first rail operator to get approval from the FRA on its PTC implementation plan.
Read More →Bombardier's share of the contract with Trenitalia for delivery of 50 V300ZEFIRO trainsets is valued at $889 million.
Read More →Topics include: Building a Business Plan, Your Accountant & You, Basic Business Law, Basic Marketing, Business Ethics, Pricing, and Cash Flow Analysis. All attendees will earn a certificate from the Bus & Motorcoach Academy.
Read More →Will display a 60-foot “articulated rubber tire vehicle,” brought in from Las Vegas for public events Agency has selected an “at grade” rapid transit system.
Read More →The additional lines will substantially increase public transit service to the west side of the Salt Lake Valley. Beginning in October, UTA will begin an extensive public education and outreach effort to engage the public in the process of integrating the new rail service into the existing bus system.
Read More →Indiana’s Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corp. will use the $2.2 million to install three wind turbine units that will cut energy costs for three transit buildings in Lafayette, Ind. The final grant was awarded competitively under the Transit Investment in Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction program.
Read More →Projects in California, North Carolina, Ohio and Maryland received $194 million; $17 million; $14.9 million and $9.4 million, respectively.
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