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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2008

UVA installs major bus route changes

First major changes in more than 20 years were scheduled to go into effect Monday.

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Newsby StaffAugust 8, 2008

NTSB sends team to scene of Texas bus crash

Bus carrying 55 passengers from Houston to Missouri, ran off a Highway I-75 overpass and landed on its side. It is believed that the bus may have blown a tire.

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Newsby StaffAugust 8, 2008

MBTA receives New Flyer buses

New Flyer has delivered a new fleet of Emission Control Diesel (ECD) buses to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2008

Thomas Built restores streetcar for museum

Thomas Built Buses has restored a 1923 Perley A. Thomas Car Works streetcar for the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2008

U.S. DOT announces new rail grant program

Twenty-five forward-thinking proposals from 22 states to improve intercity passenger rail service and help relieve traffic congestion in many regions of the U.S. will compete for $30 million in federal funding under a new Bush Administration grant program, announced U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters.

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Newsby StaffAugust 4, 2008

Enova delivers hybrid bus to Alaska

IC Bus includes Enova's post-transmission parallel hybrid-drive technology.

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2008

Chicago offers free rides to military personnel

The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced that active U.S. military personnel and qualifying disabled veterans will be able to register for the new CTA Military Service Pass, which will allow them to ride free on CTA buses and trains.

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2008

Utah Transit to raise fares again

The high cost of diesel fuel has caused the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) to raise fares on its buses and trains for the second time in three months.

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Transit Dispatchesby Dan ReichardJuly 31, 2008

Stirring up the industry

Paul Weyrich is a widely respected conservative supporter of public transportation, to the extent that companies and suppliers to the transit industry have contributed heavily to his research efforts. Recently, Weyrich commented on what appears to be the Federal Transit Administration favoring bus rapid transit (BRT) over light rail transit.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2008

The T riders donate more than 3,000 meals

A Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) bus, packed with cans and boxed foods, delivered the equivalent of 3,300 meals to the Tarrant Area Food Bank.

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