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Paratransitby StaffApril 22, 2009

METRO Briefs

Stimulus to revive Florida HSR plans. N.C. transit to end taxi vouchers. Berkeley mayor trades car for bus pass.

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Busby StaffApril 22, 2009

GO Transit unveils first wind turbine

Located in Mississauga, the 102-foot-high wind turbine generates up to 50 kilowatts of power and could produce up to 80 percent of its Lisgar Station's power needs.

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Railby StaffApril 22, 2009

ARRA to fund Chicago Transit track replacement

The $87.8 million project will create approximately 400 jobs locally over the course of the project through the construction contractor.

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Railby StaffApril 22, 2009

Alstom launches Citadis tramsets in France

Trams feature a low floor to provide easy access for persons with reduced mobility, air conditioning, video surveillance, visual information displays and spoken announcements.

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Busby StaffApril 22, 2009

Transit agencies celebrate Earth Day

An individual switching to public transit can reduce his or her daily carbon emissions by 20 pounds or more than 4,800 pounds a year.

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Motorcoachby StaffApril 22, 2009

NTSB cites driver fatigue in Utah crash

Lack of adequate sleep affected driver’s awareness of his vehicle's excessive speed and lane position on a downhill mountain grade of a rural secondary road.

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Busby StaffApril 21, 2009

Rotary Lift launches new Website

Product information includes specifications, photos, brochure pages, feature tours, photos and videos. Rotary has added an entire library of videos, including product videos, service videos, a corporate overview and a product overview.

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Railby StaffApril 21, 2009

Ansaldo STS wins $25.8M LIRR contract

This project, part of the LIRR East Side Access program, replaces the current vital relay-based interlocking control system with a MicroLok II vital microprocessor-based system.

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Motorcoachby StaffApril 21, 2009

GroupConnect names Powers VP, sales/mktg

GroupConnect is being developed specifically for the motorcoach, tour and travel industry as a way for ABA and OMCA members to increase their opportunities to network with the group travel business, as well to provide access to new educational resources.

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Motorcoachby StaffApril 20, 2009

MCI completes restructuring plan

In conjunction with its emergence from Chapter 11, the company has obtained $230 million of exit financing and consummated its pre-negotiated plan.

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