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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2016

INIT to supply Honolulu bus, rail smart card system

Will provide new smart card readers on TheBus and ticket vending machines and fare gates at the rail stations. The contract also calls for customer service terminals at satellite city halls and retail outlets to sell passes and load value onto the cards.

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Safety Cornerby John FilipponeMarch 23, 2016

Cultivating the mindful bus driver

Thinking of the situation in terms of “who should yield” will lead operators to a less aggressive mindset. Once we get our operators to think in terms of “who should yield,” the logical follow up question to ask is “will they yield?” Once operators start looking at situations with a “yield” attitude, it becomes easier to recognize situations, which may result in preventable crashes.

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2016

N.Y. MTA seeks to recover money made off transit imposter's film

Darius McCollum, who's been arrested 30 times for transit-related crimes, told AP that his uncontrollable obsession with buses and trains is because of an autism-spectrum disorder and he needs help.

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2016

ElDorado National-California unveil new logo, branding

In an effort to simplify the name that is iconic to such a strong and unique product line, REV developed a streamlined logo. The new logo is robust, clean and sleek with a color palette to match the REV family brands.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2016

NJ TRANSIT finds bus, trains, railcars breaking down more often

Reliability is measured by mean distance between failures, which is the average mileage that the agency's rail and bus fleets travel before breaking down. The more miles traveled indicates that the fleet is more reliable.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2016

CHK America and E Ink debut digital bus stops

The lightweight displays will be readable under all lighting conditions and easy to deploy within existing infrastructure.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2016

Canada's Metrolinx taps CH2M for program management services

Building on the success of the First Wave of RT projects — York Viva Bus Rapid Transit, Eglinton Light Rail Transit and Finch West LRT — Metrolinx plans to extend transit service to neighbouring municipalities and regional areas outside the City of Toronto with the Next Wave projects.

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Newsby StaffMarch 15, 2016

FMCSA extends Bus Leasing and Interchange compliance date

The one-year extension from January 2017 to January 2018 will allow FMCSA a sufficient opportunity to review and, where appropriate, make adjustments due to a number of petitions for reconsideration.

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Newsby StaffMarch 15, 2016

ElDorado National-Kansas debuts new logo

The cutaway bus manufacturer revealed a new streamlined logo this week, which drops National-Kansas in favor of simply ElDorado.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2016

Chicago Transit installs first bus tracker displays across city

Bus tracker LED displays have been added to 51 CTA rail stations.

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