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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2009

MBTA partners with Google Maps

Reaches people that the MBTA trip planner does not by surfacing public transit itineraries as an alternative when a user does a directions search within Google Maps.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2009

METRO Briefs

El Camino Trailways blazes trails. N.Y. Times: New MTA chief has tough job. MBTA GM says he's available.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2009

NTSB: Fatigue, lack of PTC caused trolley crash

The two-train collision on the MBTA Green Line last year occurred as a result of the trolley operator's failure to obey a signal indication, due to a possible sleep disorder and the lack of a positive train control system.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2009

MBTA expands cell phone ban

Effective immediately, MBTA contractors, including Mass Bay Commuter Rail (MBCR), The RIDE paratransit service, and commuter boat and private bus contractors will comply with the directive issued to MBTA operators last month.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2009

METRO Briefs

NHTSA to require belts on buses. MBTA driver caught on phone. Colorado DOT to add new division.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2009

4 MBTA unions agree to wage freeze

If agency's other unions, representing everyone from bus drivers to transit police, make a similar concession, it stands to save about $17.3 million in the FY 2010 budget, according to authority officials.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2009

<font color=red>Breaking News:</font> MBTA fires texting trolley operator

Quinn, who admitted he was texting his girlfriend when the crash occurred, has been a no-show at two scheduled meetings with NTSB and MBTA investigators.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2009

MBTA to receive stimulus funds for BRT

The $114 million, two-stage project will provide a direct Silver Line connection from Dudley Station to South Station in Boston this fall, and replace an existing heavily-used bus route with faster, more reliable service.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2009

MBTA, American Red Cross launch campaign

The public awareness campaign promotes the importance of preparing for a disaster before it strikes, and includes the placement of 300 educational car cards throughout the MBTA system.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2009

METRO Briefs

IBM seeks share of high-speed rail. Seattle transit debuts talking buses. MBTA proposes rail hikes, service cuts.

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