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Railby StaffJuly 23, 2009

S.F. Muni issues LRV collison update, safety steps

Immediate safety steps taken include hourly announcements to all operators reminding them it is a rule violation to cut-out or bypass any vehicle function or change operating modes without approval from Central Control.

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Busby StaffJuly 23, 2009

Navistar, ArvinMeritor announce axle agreement

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Busby StaffJuly 22, 2009

METRO Briefs

Rail crash safeguards not always used. Foreign rail firms looking to stimulus . Motorcoach from 1937 rescued, renovated.

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Busby StaffJuly 22, 2009

New Flyer receives $472M in bus orders

Orders are from both current and new customers and are for a variety of vehicle configurations and propulsion systems, including 35-, 40- and 60-foot buses with clean diesel, diesel-electric hybrid, CNG and LNG.

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Railby StaffJuly 22, 2009

D.C. Metro finds other track circuit problems

Records show that six additional track circuits failed to detect the presence of trains. The cause of the problem is still not known.

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Railby StaffJuly 22, 2009

N.J. Transit launches Meadowlands rail service

Dozens of officials and guests, including players from the New York Jets and New York Giants, joined N.J. Governor Corzine for the train ride, which originated in Hoboken and finished with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Meadowlands Station.

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Busby StaffJuly 22, 2009

DART's Thomas named COMTO exec. of the year

Currently, minorities represent 78 percent of DART's workforce, including 40 percent of executives, 47 percent of managers, 59 percent of professionals, 63 percent of police officers, and 92 percent of operators and servicers

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Railby StaffJuly 22, 2009

Ansaldo lands Libya contract

The project will entail the application of technology including ERTMS/ETCS and GSM-R, all of which Ansaldo STS has already supplied or is currently supplying in other countries, including Italy, Spain and Turkey.

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Railby StaffJuly 21, 2009

Driver blacked out in S.F. Muni rail crash

Driver had turned off automatic controls beforehand. Dozens injured. NTSB leading investigation.

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Busby StaffJuly 21, 2009

First Transit wins Savannah art college contract

The contract is a five-year agreement that includes the operation, maintenance and management of a fleet of 29 fixed-route shuttle buses.

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