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Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2004

MARTA moves to smart cards

Agency hopes new technology will lead to regionalized fare collection system.

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Articlesby StaffOctober 1, 2004

An Industry Transformed

Over the past century, public transportation has evolved through innovation in areas such as technology, social policy, legislation, regulation and funding. The following are the perspectives of inudstry notables on what they deem as key innovations of the past century.

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2004

10 technology themes that still shape transit

Cliff Henke, contributing editor and former associate publisher/editor of METRO delivers a list of 10 tehcnological advances that shaped the last 100 years of transit.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2004

Cubic receives $7 million BART contract

Cubic will provide technology that will link the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District to the regional mass transit smart card ticketing program known as Translink.

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2004

Execs: Information Systems Benefit Operators, Riders

Transit agencies are installing electronic passenger information systems and vehicle location devices now more than ever. Two executives in this field talk about their products, the technology itself and the trends of the industry.

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2004

Upgrading the transit workforce

Technology courses created by NYCT's Training and Upgrading Fund have experienced great popularity among transit workers.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2003

MARTA awards Cubic $72.5M smart card contract

Cubic's technology will allow commuters to use one card to pay for rail, bus, paratransit and park-and-ride fees.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2003

Transystems acquires company, expands services

Multisystems Inc. specializes in transit service planning, fare policy and technology, Intelligent Transportation Systems, ADA and paratransit consulting.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2003

Canada releases advanced technology vehicle report

Transport Canada's advanced technology fleet currently includes 86 vehicles, which use technology such as hybrid power trains, batteries, low carbon fuels, advanced gasoline and diesel engines.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2003

China may adopt bullet train technology for rail line

France's TGV and Japan's Shinkansen bullet train are vying for a contract worth an estimated $12 billion for a railway between Beijing and Shanghai.

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