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Motorcoachby StaffSeptember 3, 2009

MCI delivers 2 security vehicles to New Jersey

The coaches, which are built on the MCI D4000 platform, feature Detroit Diesel engines and Allison transmissions.

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Busby StaffSeptember 3, 2009

Daimler Buses' Orion VII hits 3,000 mark

Houston Metro is placing an additional order for 80 Orion VII diesel-electric hybrid buses for 2010 delivery. This compliments its existing fleet of 56 Orion VII hybrids, which were delivered in 2008, and the 40 units that will be delivered in 2009.

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Motorcoachby StaffSeptember 3, 2009

ABA unveils 28th annual Top 100 events list

A 17-member Selection Committee of tour operators bases its selections on the events' broad appeal, their accessibility to large groups arriving by motorcoach and a variety of other criteria.

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Paratransitby StaffSeptember 2, 2009

METRO Briefs

Audit: more efficient transit scheduling could save millions. N.Y. bus to replace paratransit vehicles with sedans. Bill targets riders with odor.

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Busby StaffSeptember 2, 2009

In Motion to equip UTA with wireless capability

Will enable in-vehicle credit card payments, Internet access and other advanced services for passengers utilizing UTA’s 530-vehicle bus service.

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Railby StaffSeptember 2, 2009

L.B. Foster to supply rail to SEPTA

Delivering new rail, trackwork turnouts, contact rail, coverboards, insulator assemblies and bonded insulated joints. The Fern Rock Yard Track Renewal Project is completely funded by The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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Paratransitby StaffSeptember 2, 2009

MV partners with VPG, taps new sales unit president

Will sell and lease VPG’s purpose-built accessible vehicle, the "MV-1," to organizations receiving public transportation funding from governmental entities in the U.S. Gary Willms named President of bus sales subsidiary MV Sales and Leasing Inc. (MVSL).

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Railby StaffSeptember 2, 2009

Alstom to supply, maintain Irish light rail

The five-year contract is worth more than $42.9 million. Over the course of the contract, which will take effect on October 1, the network will increase by 50 percent as line extensions are put into service.

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Busby StaffSeptember 1, 2009

RTC breaks ground on $17M transit center

The Bonneville Transit Center will serve as the central transit hub for the RTC’s ACE Rapid Transit system, ACExpress commuter services and the RTC’s fixed-route transit system.

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Busby StaffSeptember 1, 2009

N.J. Transit opens new entrance at Penn Station

The $19.2 million entrance also will benefit Amtrak, Long Island Railroad and New York City subway riders who share the midtown Manhattan rail hub by alleviating crowding at other entrances and interior walkways.

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