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Railby StaffOctober 11, 2004

Double-decker railcar passes FRA's compression test

The DMU passed an 80,000-pound structural buff-load test, which involved being compressed by two hydraulic rams.

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Railby StaffOctober 8, 2004

Burns Engineering acquires Heery Transportation Group

Heery will be integrated into Burns' transit division.

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Railby StaffOctober 8, 2004

Burns Engineering acquires Heery Transportation Group

Heery provides engineering and construction management services for electric traction power and overhead contact systems.

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Managementby StaffOctober 6, 2004

Canadian transit ridership hits all-time high

Based on the numbers, CUTA officials appeal for more funding of public transit.

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Managementby StaffOctober 5, 2004

N.Y. MTA to consider switching to smart cards

The new system takes one-sixth of the time at turnstiles than MetroCards.

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Managementby StaffOctober 5, 2004

BC Transit to put diesel hybrid-electric bus into service

System will be first in Canada to operate bus with GM's hybrid-electric system.

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Managementby StaffOctober 4, 2004

Peter Pan's Peter Picknelly dies

Esteemed motorcoach operator passes away while vacationing in Portugal.

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Managementby StaffSeptember 30, 2004

Bombardier awarded $209 million settlement from DaimlerChrysler

Lawsuit over acquisition of rail equipment maker Adtranz ends with 30% price reduction in the original contract.

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Managementby StaffSeptember 29, 2004

Head of Winnipeg Transit resigns

City's rapid transit plan scrapped, money to be used elsewhere.

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Managementby StaffSeptember 28, 2004

Amtrak calling for bridge replacement funding

In its ongoing bid to secure more government funding, Amtrak gave federal officials a first-hand look at some of its dilapidated infrastructure.

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