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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2003

Cummins Westport receives Las Vegas engine order

Citizens Area Transit ordered 51 buses powered by the Cummins 195-horsepower B Gas Plus engines to replace aging CNG-powered buses in the fleet.

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Newsby StaffJune 18, 2003

ElDorado National breaks ground on new facility

New buses, including a 40-foot low-floor transit bus, have already been prototyped, tested and are ready for the new assembly line in California.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2003

New Jersey Transit unveils hybrid electric buses

NJT invested $8.5 million in federal funds for seven hybrid electric buses that include four cruiser buses for intercity routes and three transit buses for use on local routes.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2003

Cubic links California smart card systems

Under two new contracts, totaling more than $4.8 million, Cubic will deliver and install smart card processing fareboxes on Long Beach and Norwalk, Calif., buses.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2003

L.A. DOT, Connex install GPS on express buses

The system, manufactured by Navtrak Inc., allows dispatchers to know exactly where a bus is in real time, enhancing safety by monitoring bus speed and location.

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Newsby StaffJune 6, 2003

Gillig, MCI deliver to Minnesota Valley Transit

MVTA will replace obsolete, non-accessible buses with 12 low-floor Gillig buses and seven 45-foot coaches from Motor Coach Industries.

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2003

‘Queue jumpers’ improve speed, safety of buses in Troy, N.Y.

The queue jumpers are signal devices that give buses priority at intersections by allowing them to move ahead of other motorists in parallel lanes.

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2003

Atlanta battles sprawl with project competition

Twenty years from now, Atlanta, once ridiculed as the “Queen of Sprawl,” may be transformed into a landscape traversed by commuter rail, light rail, buses and pedestrian paths that link neighborhoods and communities.

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ArticlesJune 1, 2003

Bell Trans Rides Coattails of Sin City

Successful transportation firm started as a limousine service, but has added charter buses, taxis and trolleys to keep up with Las Vegas’ growing popularity and diverse needs.

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Newsby StaffMay 27, 2003

Maryland to replace tokens with fare card system

Tokens are used on an estimated 2% of trips on MTA buses, light rail and subway trains, a figure that has been in steady decline.

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