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Rail•by Staff•September 4, 2002

Bombardier receives $320 million order from New York

The order calls for the design, manufacture and delivery of 180 M-7 commuter cars featuring IGBT propulsion, on-board monitoring and diagnostic systems.

Management•by Staff•September 3, 2002

SORTA seeks tax to fund transit plan

This is a corrected update to SORTA news information previously posted.

Management•by Staff•August 30, 2002

Pittsburgh transit workers get tough

After layoff of 47 colleagues, bus and trolley mechanics refuse to work overtime

Rail•by Staff•August 29, 2002

Alstom wins railway contracts in Greece and Korea

In Korea, Alstom is a member of a consortium that won a contract worth $388 million to build a 37-mile railway linking Seoul to the nearby international airport at Incheon.

Rail•by Staff•August 29, 2002

First tracks laid for Athens Olympic tram line

The 16-mile tram route will connect central Athens to its southern seaside suburbs, where many Olympic sports are to be held.

Management•by Staff•August 28, 2002

Neoplan CEO retires

After a 21-year career as a leader in the bus industry, Annemarie Chenoweth has retired as CEO of NeoplanUSA Corp.

Management•by Staff•August 27, 2002

Government requires ID for transit workers

The identification cards would likely use a form of biometric identification, taken from the user's eye, voice, palms or fingerprints.

Management•by Staff•August 26, 2002

Quebec eases motorcoach regulations

From September 1 to October 31, economic regulatory controls will be eased to aid the region with the coach shortage during the busy fall season.

Management•by Staff•August 26, 2002

Setra makes initial sales of S417 motorcoach

The S417 features leading-edge technological systems, including an integrated multiplex electronic system.

Rail•by Staff•August 22, 2002

U.K. rail strikes to disrupt holiday weekend

The Association of London Government said striking would not find what it called the "missing millions" needed to meet the pay demand.

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