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Busby StaffMay 21, 2009

Williams named interim MTA executive director/CEO

A labor lawyer by training, she has served as president of Long Island Bus and the LIRR during a combined 15 years at the MTA.

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Paratransitby StaffMay 21, 2009

MV to manage Arizona bus fleet

Under the terms of the three-year agreement, with two one-year options, MV will partner with the RTA to manage a fleet of 16 buses, and assist with real time reporting, vehicle tracking and system design.

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Busby StaffMay 21, 2009

DART shelters, stops equipped with solar lighting

Adding lighting at shelters and stops is expensive due to the high cost of electricity, construction costs and the periodic moving or removing of bus stops. These new solar-powered units provide a cost savings and they can be moved or relocated where they are the most effective.

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Busby StaffMay 20, 2009

METRO Briefs

Witnesses: BART transit officer seemed shocked. Fare evaders exploiting N.Y. MTA bus service. CATS transit chief heads to San Antonio.

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Railby StaffMay 20, 2009

Amtrak breaks ground on new Fla. train station

Renovation project in Sanford, Fla., is scheduled to begin in mid-June 2009 and is targeted for completion in the fall of 2010.

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Railby StaffMay 20, 2009

RailResource.com revamps Website

The upgraded version features new search functionality and improved upload, site navigation and drill-down capabilities.

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Busby StaffMay 19, 2009

IC Bus delivers shuttles for St. Paul, Minn. zoo

The move is an effort to improve service, quality and reduce greenhouse gases. A $1.6 million federal grant helped pay for the buses, according to IC Bus.

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Busby StaffMay 19, 2009

4 MBTA unions agree to wage freeze

If agency's other unions, representing everyone from bus drivers to transit police, make a similar concession, it stands to save about $17.3 million in the FY 2010 budget, according to authority officials.

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Railby StaffMay 19, 2009

Metrolink awards inward-facing camera contract

The cameras will record all engineer and other staff activity for forensic and investigative purposes and is designed to serve as a deterrent to the type of unauthorized activities that were revealed at the NTSB's hearing on last fall's Chatsworth collision.

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Railby StaffMay 19, 2009

D.C. Metro 'flight attendant' provides safety tips in video

Animated video is modeled after the “brief safety presentations” seen on many airplanes.

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