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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2005

EU to fund transit security research

European Union expects to contribute €250 million (US$310 million) annually to passenger rail security by 2007.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2005

Wi-Fi Blazing Trail for Onboard Convenience

Wi-Fi, or wireless Internet access, is still in its early stages but is expected to grow substantially in North American and European rail systems in the near future. Trial runs are being completed with high satisfaction ratings from passengers and rail operators. Other onboard technologies are coming online.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2004

Bombardier restructures, cuts 6,600 jobs

The company will cut 18.5% of its workforce and close seven European plants over the next two years.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2004

Europe seeks rail reform to rival budget air travel

Plans would open up competition in cross-border passenger rail links to spur competition between rival operators by 2010.

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 2004

How to Build Ridership Through Individualized Marketing

Modeled after a European program, a pilot project in Portland, Ore., has shown great promise. The key to success has been providing potential riders with specific information on how they can use the transit system.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2003

Bombardier to close certain train plants, cut jobs

Some of the cuts and closures of European train-making plants will come in 2004 and others in 2005.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2003

Portugal to invest $14B in high-speed rail network

Construction on the new links will begin in 2006 and once completed both Lisbon and Oporto will be connected to Madrid, and from there to the rest of Europe, in under three hours.

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2003

Expansion of transportation seen in Moscow, St. Petersburg

Russia expected to upgrade mass transportation systems, infusing U.S., European and Asian technologies into new transit system designs.

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ArticlesJune 1, 2003

All passengers are created equal, at least in old Europe

Even today — nearly half a century after Rosa Parks challenged Dixie’s unwritten “back of the bus” policy for black Americans — transit’s onboard color scheme fails to reflect Lincoln’s vision of a nation in which all passengers are “created equal.”

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2003

Europe’s shortest trolleybus route built in Sweden

The route will connect to a new rail station in the city.

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