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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2011

Fras-le acquires automotive parts company

The company announced the pending acquisition earlier this month and will assume control and management of Freios Controil effective Jan. 1, 2012. Both companies are located in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2011

FRA awards rail funds to Chicago, D.C., Georgia

Illinois DOT received more than $177 million for a passenger rail project between Chicago and the Quad Cities. Georgia DOT was awarded $4.1 million to complete plans and an environmental study for a 250-mile passenger rail corridor between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C., and the D.C. DOT received $2.9 million for potential bridge replacement.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2011

Taxicab, limo & paratransit group names new president

Mary Smarelli was voted into office at the TLPA's 93rd Annual Convention & Trade Show held last October in San Francisco. She is the fourth woman ever to hold the presidency of the nearly 100-year-old trade association that was founded by taxicab and rental car industry icon John Hertz.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2011

House unveils outline for transportation authorization bill

The controversial plan includes a call for increased oil drilling to help pay for infrastructure projects, according to several sources.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2011

Report: Global expansion of high-speed rail surging

By 2014, high-speed trains will be operating in nearly 24 countries, including China, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United States, up from only 14 countries today.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2011

U.S. DOT, Va. sign agreement on Dulles rail project

Will reduce the cost of the Phase 2 project by hundreds of millions of dollars and keep tolls more affordable for Dulles Toll Road users. The Commonwealth of Virginia will contribute $150 million to Phase 2. The Dulles Silver Line Rail project will be eligible for federal assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2011

Detroit drivers’ union pushes for police on buses

One-hundred drivers walked out on their jobs, saying they are afraid to board the buses after one driver was recently beaten on a bus. Police officers used to ride on the buses before budget cuts.

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Newsby StaffOctober 26, 2011

San Francisco MTA names yard after Cameron Beach

Was a member of the SFMTA board of directors for more than four years and was especially admired for his transit expertise and passion for public transportation. His career in transportation spanned 44 years, including 25 years with the Sacramento Regional Transit District.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2011

Setra delivers to San Francisco

Sanmo Travel’s six TopClass S 417 luxury coaches and four Setra ComfortClass S 407 touring coaches to be added to its touring fleet for the River Rock Casino Express are powered by Mercedes-Benz OM 471 EPA 10 engines with fuel efficient BlueTec technology.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2011

N.Y. may shut down bus co. that makes women sit in back

Private Transportation Corp. operates the city's public B110 bus under a franchise arrangement. N.Y.C. DOT told the operator to stop forcing women to give up their seats in the front to promote Hasidic customs of gender separation.

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