Cubic wins $3.5 million Edmonton Transit contract
Cubic will deliver a proof-of-payment fare collection system that will be smart card-ready for light rail services.
Cubic will deliver a proof-of-payment fare collection system that will be smart card-ready for light rail services.
Since 1990, rail ridership has increased by more than half a billion passengers and the total number of systems has grown by nearly 50%.
Only 400 federal and 150 agency-trained state inspectors are relegated to 230,000 miles of track.
A proposed company reorganization includes a reduction of "vice president" titles from 84 to about 20 and consolidation of Amtrak's three railroad operating divisions.
Amtrak and the Bush Administration reached an agreement that would provide the railway with an immediate $100 million loan.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) unveiled a $700,000 training tunnel designed to provide a realistic training environment for fire, police and emergency response departments from local jurisdictions.
A 13.7-mile light rail line connecting downtown Los Angeles with Pasadena that's nearly half-finished narrowly averted a regulatory pile-up that could have delayed completion for several years.
Privately financed, this $650 million transportation system is being built to Las Vegas' unique standards with sleek car design and "pavilions" instead of stations. Long-term viability will depend on farebox, advertising and merchandising revenue.
The CenterLine is a proposed 18-mile system linking three cities in the county.
Alistair Darling assumes Stephen Byers' position, for which Byers received heavy criticism after his initial decision to not compensate Railtrack shareholders.
The contract is part of three projects underway to restore or repair PATH rail transit facilities and track damaged or destroyed during the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has asked transit system operators to "remain in a heightened state of alert."
The regional trains, to be used for service in the greater Stockholm area, will be able to operate at speeds up to 100 mph.
The train, carrying 120 passengers and 13 crew members, was traveling south from New York to Miami when it derailed at 9:07 a.m.
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