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Paratransitby StaffMarch 11, 2010

Kentucky launches travel management center

Riders will be able to access the center by phone or Internet to make or alter travel plans, track the vehicles in which they’ll be riding utilizing GPS technology, and receive information on health and human services and general governmental and educational information.

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Railby StaffMarch 10, 2010

New Website shows Amtrak connections to national park sites

Initially, the featured national parks include Glacier, Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Everglades, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Rocky Mountain and 50 others located along the Northeast Corridor and in the nation’s capital. These parks were selected due to their proximity to an Amtrak route. There are plans to add more national parks to the site.

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Busby StaffMarch 10, 2010

CTA to add ATM machines across system

The ATM contract will generate a total of at least $1.3 million over the next five years, and increases the number of ATM locations on CTA property from 77 to 97.

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Motorcoachby StaffMarch 10, 2010

N.Y. intercity bus companies vying for riders

More than half a dozen intercity bus companies are waging a price and service war by offering special promotions and amenities to compete for riders aiming to travel to or from New York City.

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Busby StaffMarch 10, 2010

Proposed initiative to challenge S.F. Muni driver pay

Muni drivers are the second highest-paid transit operators in the nation. The initiative aims at eliminating a trust fund for the operators and making benefits and salaries a part of contract negotiations.

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Busby StaffMarch 10, 2010

National Interstate reports ART success

Twenty-seven specialized ART programs represent more than $200 million in premium in 2009 -- making up more than one-half of the company's gross written premiums.

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Railby StaffMarch 10, 2010

PB celebrating 125 years

During its 125-year history, PB has participated in the development of the first mass transit systems for New York City, San Francisco, Atlanta, Taipei and Singapore; the advancement of immersed-tube tunnel technology; and various innovations in the design and construction of bridges.

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Busby StaffMarch 10, 2010

Daimler, NYCT celebrate 1,350th Orion VII hybrid

NYCT and MTA Bus boast a fleet of 1,679 hybrid buses, including a total of 1,675 diesel-electric hybrid transit buses from Daimler Buses - comprising more than 99 percent of its hybrid fleet.

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Motorcoachby StaffMarch 10, 2010

N.Y. jury awards bus crash victims $2.25M

The accident, which occurred in New York in 2005, killed four people.

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Technologyby StaffMarch 10, 2010

Voith, Maxwell sign ultracapticitor agreement

Maxwell is Voith's exclusive supplier of ultracapacitor modules assembled in the U.S. to meet local content requirements.

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