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Newsby StaffOctober 28, 2013

D.C. Metro breaks ground on Va. bus facility

Will feature new and more reliable equipment to improve the maintenance of 160 buses and accommodate newer, alternative fuel buses that require space and equipment that doesn’t exist at the current garage.

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2013

New Flyer wins 5-year Denver RTD contract

Company will build up to 192 diesel 60-foot Xcelsior heavy-duty transit buses. This is the first time the company will build buses for RTD.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2013

Midwest Bus to add 100 jobs for rehab contract

The company will add workers to its Owosso facility after landing a $31.4 million contract with MBTA to rebuild 192 buses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2013

Hybrid, electric bus sales to grow 21% by 2020, report says

It is estimated that global penetration of hybrid buses will reach 9.7% by 2020, while electric buses will attain 5.7% penetration. Together, hybrid and electric transit bus unit shipments will reach close to 42,000 units.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2013

Fed shutdown forces Yosemite transit system cuts

As a result of the drop in ridership, transit officials said the number of buses heading to the national park this time of year has been cut in half – from six buses to three.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2013

VTA to add 35 Gillig hybrid buses to fleet

The buses are anticipated to have 25% better fuel economy, similar to the results the agency is experiencing with the 90, 40-foot hybrid Gillig vehicles first introduced into its fleet in 2010.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2013

N.Y. MTA expands real-time bus tracking

This is the third borough to offer MTA Bus Time on its buses. The agency is on track to offer MTA Bus Time on every bus route in New York City in the next six months.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2013

More rural Texas towns without buses

Coach USA, which acquired the routes had promoted plans to incorporate many of them into its Megabus line, but due to low performance, decided to drop them and refocus its service on larger cities.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2013

TTC to add 153 Nova buses to fleet

Introduced the first of the new vehicles into its fleet. The rest will enter service this December. The total cost of the purchase is $143.7 million.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2013

BAE to power King County Metro fleet

Will equip 120 New Flyer Xcelsior buses with its HybriDrive Series-E electric drive system. The first delivery is scheduled for 2014.

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