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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2012

L.B. Foster to sell railway securement business

Acquired the shipping systems division as part of its acquisition of Portec Rail Products Inc. in December 2010.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2012

Electronic stability control proposed for buses, coaches

Agency research shows the technology could prevent up to 56% of rollover crashes each year—the deadliest among all crash types—and another 14% of loss-of-control crashes.

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Lights! Camera! Transit!

Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars aren’t the leading women and men you might think. These “celebrities” are larger than life, yet don’t demand top billing — they’re the transit systems that often play key roles in blockbuster films and TV hits.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2012

Feds award $2.4M for Alaska bus facility repairs

Will be used to replace the leaking 30-year-old roof of the People Mover bus maintenance facility in Anchorage, Alaska. The new roof will also improve the facility’s overall energy efficiency, saving money on heating fuel costs.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2012

Translink, INIT partner for real-time bus info system

The bus location information and predicted departure times at stops comes from the Transit Management and Communication System that INIT provided through MOBILE-ITCS and is accessible to TransLink’s Web interface through a standardized Service Interface for Real-time Information.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2012

ABA, Lancer to distribute crisis management video

All ABA operator members are eligible to access a free copy of Lancer’s “The First 24 Hours: How to Develop, Implement and Test a Serious Incident Response Plan.” The video was produced exclusively for Lancer’s bus and motorcoach policyholders and designed to help them build and maintain a crisis management plan.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2012

2012 APTA Bus & Paratransit show highlights: Part 1

Days one and two packed with the International Bus Roadeo, Bus Display and informational sessions.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2012

U. of Wisconsin students, transit discuss bus cuts

Campus officials say that five proposed changes are needed in some combination to decrease the structural deficit of $1 million on which UW Transportation Services is currently operating.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2012

U. of Arkansas unveils campus map app

campusmaps.uark.edu lets students find bus routes, parking lots, bicycle racks, campus landmarks, and directions around campus.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2012

FMCSA unveils multilingual bus safety checklist

Free to the public, the bus safety checklist encourages travelers to first look at the on-road safety performance, safety rating and consumer complaint history of a bus company before buying a ticket or booking a trip.

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