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ArticlesAugust 11, 2017

BusCon Bringing Latest in Tech, Vehicles to Indianapolis

“North America’s Biggest Bus Show” offers attendees more than just buses, including a packed show floor of products, the Transit Maintenance Forum, and top-notch educational programming. Keynote Address will discuss connected and autonomous vehicle technologies and their potential impact on transportation.

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Newsby StaffAugust 10, 2017

BYD delivers first of 20 electric buses to Albuquerque Rapid Transit

The all-electric buses will improve local air quality while saving ART 50 percent on its monthly fuel and maintenance costs.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2017

NYCT to add 377 New Flyer Xcelsior buses

New buses will include enhanced safety and comfort, better driver visibility, pedestrian turn warning, Wi-Fi, and USB ports to improve the bus rider experience.

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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2017

Electric buses, training key focuses for 2nd annual Transit Maintenance Forum

This year’s conference at Indianapolis’ Indiana Convention Center Sept. 11 to 13 with an expanded program that begins Monday afternoon with a training session each from Cummins and Allison Transmission officials.

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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2017

New Flyer to offer fuel-saving Allison Transmission tech

Also announced that the Government of the District of Columbia is purchasing 26 Xcelsior clean diesel 40-foot buses.

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Transit Dispatchesby Rhonda BellAugust 2, 2017

Understanding Streetcar Costs, Funding, Operations and Partnerships

On a per-mile, capital cost basis, streetcar systems typically cost more than bus systems, but less than light rail (LRT). One of the biggest contributors to this difference is right-of-way: streetcars and buses typically run within an existing roadway and thus require minimal property acquisition...

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2017

Industry vet John Maddox launches new consultant company

The Transit Bus Technical Advisors team specializes in assisting transit agencies, bus manufacturers, and fellow consultants with technical expertise regarding diesel, CNG, hybrid-electric, fuel-cell, and all-electric heavy-duty buses in an advisory role.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2017

LA Metro board approves contracts for electric, CNG buses

In total, the board approved the purchase of 60 BYD electric buses, 35 electric New Flyer artics, 65 New Flyer CNG artics, and 295 CNG buses from ENC.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2017

Irizar lands electric bus contracts in Barcelona, Madrid

With the capture of these 22 new units for the mainland market, Irizar e-mobility has become the market leader for 100% electric zero-emission buses in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, and San Sebastián.

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Newsby StaffJuly 27, 2017

Golden Gate Transit completes security camera installation on entire bus fleet

The project replaced aged and obsolete security camera systems on existing buses and standardized camera systems across the 177-bus fleet. Apollo Video Technology supplied the new systems.

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