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Busby StaffAugust 17, 2010

R.I. transit may charge extra for ‘premium’ service

Instead of reducing service, agency may add a $1 charge for riding longer distances faster to help close a budget deficit.

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Railby StaffAugust 17, 2010

Denver RTD's FasTracks ridership estimates double

RTD's larger numbers come in vain, however, for some rail lines of the system that lost out on federal funding.

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Railby StaffAugust 17, 2010

NJ Transit requesting $885M from FRA

Agency seeking support to improve trip times, reliability and capacity on the Trenton to New York section of the corridor owned by Amtrak.

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Busby StaffAugust 17, 2010

Calculator helps measure transit accessibility, commute cost

Transit Score provides custom commute reports, and a home and transportation costs calculator allowing users to see proximity of public transportation, their commuting options and associated costs.

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Busby StaffAugust 17, 2010

Utah Transit Authority to test CNG buses

Two different models will run on the same routes in rotation with agency's 2010 clean air diesel and diesel-electric hybrid buses. One bus was manufactured by NABI Inc. for L.A. Metro; the other was built by New Flyer for Valley Metro in Phoenix.

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Busby StaffAugust 16, 2010

San Francisco unveils new fare gates, ticket vending machines

The new fare collection equipment to be installed in nine Muni Metro stations this fall has been used in cities around the country and the world, such as London and Atlanta.

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Railby StaffAugust 16, 2010

MTA Metro-North to accommodate Conn. work

Involves the replacement of the 100-year-old overhead catenary wires that supply power to trains as well as the reconstruction of five rail bridges in this critical section of the New Haven Line.

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Busby StaffAugust 16, 2010

Allison hybrid system to be offered on Orion VII

Orion stated that the Allison Hybrid H 40 EP is now being quoted for active bids and will be available in 2011.

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Busby StaffAugust 16, 2010

MBTA finishes FY 2010 with $1.2M surplus

In three of the previous four fiscal years, the transit agency needed to draw from its modest savings to plug end-of-the-year deficits, including a $33.3 million hole in 2009.

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Railby StaffAugust 16, 2010

FRA receives 77 HSR grant apps from 25 states

Requests total more than $8.5 billion and will be considered for funding from more than $2.3 billion appropriated in FY 2010.

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