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Motorcoachby StaffJuly 14, 2008

MV retains California contracts

After a joint competitive procurement, the cities of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood have each selected to retain MV as their transportation contractor.

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Paratransitby StaffJuly 14, 2008

Daimler adds wheelchair lift to Sprinter

Daimler Buses North America’s Dodge Sprinter shuttle bus is now available with a side entry wheelchair lift.

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Busby StaffJuly 10, 2008

Northern Californians to vote on BRT

City council proposing 18-mile bus route.

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Railby StaffJuly 10, 2008

N.J. Transit purchases dual-powered locomotives

Board of directors has approved the purchase of 26 dual-powered locomotives to replace its diesel fleet.

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Railby StaffJuly 10, 2008

Wabtec wins $52 million U.K. rail contract

Wabtec Rail, the U.K.-based unit of Wabtec Corporation, signed a $52 million, three-year contract to refurbish 308 electric transit cars for HSBC Rail, a leading lessor of rail equipment in the U.K.

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Managementby StaffJuly 9, 2008

METRO Briefs

Oklahoma transit adding bicycles. Magnetic strip ticket sales abruptly halted. Coach company owner looks to small coach market.

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Managementby StaffJuly 9, 2008

Chicago transit supervisors to use bus tracker

In August, the CTA will make the majority of its bus supervisor positions mobile, rather than assigned to fixed locations.

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Busby StaffJuly 9, 2008

Iteris wins $2.7M OCTA BRT contract

Iteris Inc. has been selected as part of a multidisciplinary team by OCTA to implement a real-time transit passenger information system and to design an advanced transit signal priority system for three Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors in Orange County, Calif.

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Motorcoachby StaffJuly 9, 2008

Transportation, travel organizations to collaborate

Seven travel organizations met recently in Washington to cooperate and act as one voice for the packaged travel community, establishing five areas for collaborative work, including government relations, airline issues and sustainable travel.

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Motorcoachby StaffJuly 9, 2008

NTSB determines cause of 2007 Atlanta coach crash

The NTSB has determined that the probable cause of a crash that occurred on an elevated highway ramp in Atlanta was the motorcoach driver's mistaking of an Interstate high occupancy vehicle (HOV)-only left exit ramp for an HOV through lane.

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