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Managementby StaffApril 24, 2002

Cummins Westport to deliver 75 engines

The new buses, 30-foot and 35-foot New Flyers with 8.3-liter C Gas Plus engines installed, will be used to retire older diesel fuel buses.

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Railby StaffApril 23, 2002

Trains collide in Southern California, killing 2

A collision between a passenger train and freight train in Orange County, Calif., injures at least 265 people.

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Railby StaffApril 23, 2002

Fixing damaged Manhattan transportation network could cost $7 billion

Renovation proposals include a new $2 billion PATH train terminal and a $750 million Fulton subway hub.

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Managementby StaffApril 19, 2002

Senate Committee approves $400 million for private bus security

Grant provisions include implementing passenger screening programs and training employees in threat assessment.

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Railby StaffApril 19, 2002

Amtrak derailment kills four

An investigation into the cause of the accident in Crescent City, Fla., is underway.

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Railby StaffApril 18, 2002

Damaged NJ rail station to reopen June 2003

Exchange Place, along with the World Trade Center station, sustained heavy damage from the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Railby StaffApril 17, 2002

MARTA to receive real-time announcement system

The system, to be installed in 23 stations, provides passengers with automatic real-time train arrival and departure information.

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Managementby StaffApril 17, 2002

Public transportation ridership up 2% in 2001

APTA reports that Americans rode public transportation a record 9.5 billion times in 2001.

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Railby StaffApril 16, 2002

Italian strike halts rail, air travel

An estimated 13 million people heeded Tuesday's strike, Italy's first full-day work stoppage in 20 years.

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Railby StaffApril 12, 2002

Private companies interested in Amtrak

The Paris transit authority, Alstom and Britain's Great North Eastern Railway are among the private companies interested in taking over some of Amtrak's services.

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