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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2004

Europe seeks rail reform to rival budget air travel

Plans would open up competition in cross-border passenger rail links to spur competition between rival operators by 2010.

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 2004

How to Build Ridership Through Individualized Marketing

Modeled after a European program, a pilot project in Portland, Ore., has shown great promise. The key to success has been providing potential riders with specific information on how they can use the transit system.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2003

Bombardier to close certain train plants, cut jobs

Some of the cuts and closures of European train-making plants will come in 2004 and others in 2005.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2003

Portugal to invest $14B in high-speed rail network

Construction on the new links will begin in 2006 and once completed both Lisbon and Oporto will be connected to Madrid, and from there to the rest of Europe, in under three hours.

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2003

Expansion of transportation seen in Moscow, St. Petersburg

Russia expected to upgrade mass transportation systems, infusing U.S., European and Asian technologies into new transit system designs.

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ArticlesJune 1, 2003

All passengers are created equal, at least in old Europe

Even today — nearly half a century after Rosa Parks challenged Dixie’s unwritten “back of the bus” policy for black Americans — transit’s onboard color scheme fails to reflect Lincoln’s vision of a nation in which all passengers are “created equal.”

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2003

Europe’s shortest trolleybus route built in Sweden

The route will connect to a new rail station in the city.

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2002

Europe transport conference showcases innovation, privatization successes

Transportation professionals at the European Transport Conference in Cambridge, England, in September heard about innovation and studies aimed at increasing the modal share of public transit.

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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2002

Bombardier introduces train control system in Europe

The new system, which replaces traditional trackside signals with radio communication, will increase efficiency and lower operating costs.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2002

Digital Recorders to equip Volvo Bus with destination signs

The supply agreement will cover buses manufactured in Europe, China and Mexico.

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