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Rail•by Staff•October 10, 2003

New Orleans streetcar project receives $21.6 million

The project includes constructing over five miles of track and designing the new streetcars, which will closely resemble the historic cars that ran on Canal Street until 1964.

Management•by Staff•October 9, 2003

Transportation fatalities up slightly in 2002

Transportation fatalities in the U.S. increased by 129 in 2002 to 45,098 with highway deaths accounting for virtually all of the total.

Management•by Staff•October 7, 2003

Optima delivers four buses to Nevada service

The new buses, powered by a Cummins ISB02 engine and an Allison transmission, were purchased to spearhead Reno's downtown service.

Management•by Staff•October 7, 2003

Ultra-clean fuel facility aims at reduced emissions

The newly-constructed natural gas-to-liquids demonstration facility near Tulsa, Okla., is scheduled to begin production in early November.

Rail•by Staff•October 6, 2003

Amtrak to overhaul Acela Express

The rail service will make significant changes to its Acela Express service later this month in an effort to boost reliability and attract more high-paying business travelers.

Management•by Staff•October 1, 2003

Public transit relieves traffic congestion, study says

Without transit, nationwide delays would have increased by nearly 30%, costing residents in the major urban areas studied an additional $21.2 billion in lost time and fuel.

Management•by Staff•September 30, 2003

U.S. DOT awards $127M grant to New Jersey Transit

One of three combined grants will pay for a 6.1-mile extension of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System.

Rail•by Staff•September 29, 2003

Eurostar reduces London to Paris travel time

Forty-six miles of new tracks allow Eurostar to achieve the same top operating speed of 186 mph as it does on high-speed tracks in Belgium.

Management•by Staff•September 29, 2003

California bus operations win APTA competition

Tri Delta Transit of Antioch, Calif., garnered enough points to win the overall prize.

Rail•by Staff•September 26, 2003

Largest Amtrak union won't join work stoppage

The Transportation Communications Union said the one-day work stoppage was counter-productive to its stated purpose of prodding Congress for more funding.

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