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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2004

Cleveland tabs $21 million for BRT fleet

The New Flyer-built buses will be equipped with doors on both sides and feature hybrid-electric propulsion.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2004

Canada grants $1 billion for Toronto transit

Funding includes $350 million in federal dollars over the next five years to modernize and improve the city's subway stations, buy subway cars and purchase hybrid buses.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2004

N.Y. DOT to purchase 450 buses for New York City

Buses will bolster aging fleet operated by 7 private franchise companies.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2004

Police to ride Durham buses

Durham (N.C.) Area Transit Authority buses will have police as passengers to fight transit crime.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2004

Cummins Westport receives engine orders from China

China built more than 60,000 new buses in 2003 to accommodate explosive growth in its urban centers.

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 2004

From Buggies to Buses in 4 Generations

Active since the turn of the 20th Century, the Cyr family tradition of providing qualitycoach services is alive and kicking today at Cyr Bus Lines. Principles developed by founder Joh T. Cyr, often called the father of the American school bus, are still applied today.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2004

2 injured in bus stop shooting

Encounter occurs in early morning before buses begin running.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2004

L.A. must buy 145 buses to relieve overcrowding

It will cost the MTA nearly $40 million to purchase the buses by the end of 2005, and another $40 million a year to operate them.

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ArticlesJanuary 1, 2004

How Transit Satisfies a Big Need in Small Towns

From Clarksburg, W.Va., to Mitchell, S.D., to Presque Isle, Maine, public transit fills a key transportation niche, especially for the elderly and low income. For operators, small buses are the best fit.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2003

Ontario enacts bus yield law

Motorists must give right-of-way to buses trying to merge into traffic, or face fines of $60 to $500.

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