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Busby StaffJune 15, 2010

MCI delivers to Va., Calif., Quebec

Transit agencies added Commuter Coaches and J4500s to accommodate expanding transit service areas.

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Busby StaffJune 15, 2010

The Rapid board to vote on master plan

A new transit master plan for Grand Rapids, Mich., looks 20 years into the future for The Rapid's expansion plans. Proposals include BRT and streetcars downtown.

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Railby StaffJune 15, 2010

Fla. mayor to focus last year in office on light rail

Tampa, Fla.'s Mayor Pam Iorio plans to spend her last year in office supporting a measure to fund light rail in Hillsborough County with a 1-cent sales tax.

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Busby StaffJune 15, 2010

Schuyler County, N.Y., plans bus system

Schuyler County Transit, consisting of an 18-bus fleet, would be operated by a local non-profit organization aimed at the needs of disabled residents.

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Busby StaffJune 15, 2010

FTA tabs $450,000 for Cape Cod transit improvements

A grant for $250,000 to Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority will be used to purchase vans equipped with trailers to transport riders and their bikes throughout the park.

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Busby StaffJune 14, 2010

Apollo Video to equip Grand Rapids, Mich. fleet

Company to provide 126 video surveillance systems and back-end management software for The Rapid.

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Railby StaffJune 14, 2010

PB awarded Singapore train depot contract

The Tuas Depot will have the capacity to stable as well as maintain and overhaul 60 six-car train sets, along with sufficient numbers of maintenance locomotives, maintenance wagons and specialist permanent way vehicles.

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Busby StaffJune 14, 2010

Iowa university, transit ops to add NextBus technology

WebTech Wireless will equip the University of Iowa, Iowa City Transit and Coralville Transit per five-year contracts with a total value of $700,000.

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Railby StaffJune 14, 2010

Students expected to fuel Edmonton ridership boom

Opening of a south extension to the system in 2009 has given ridership numbers a huge boost.

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Railby StaffJune 14, 2010

Bombardier to supply Metrolinx 182 light rail vehicles

The agreement for option vehicles from a June 2009 contract is valued at approximately $745 million.

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