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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2012

ABC re-powers, updates coaches

Work completed at ABC Companies’ Nappanee, Ind., facility. Re-powers can also be completed at the ABC Minnesota and ABC Florida services facilities.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2012

N.C. DOT awarded $26.5M for rail upgrades

The resulting improvements are centered in the area between Rocky Mount, N.C. and Petersburg, Va., and will improve service for both the Amtrak Carolinian line, which runs between New York City and Charlotte, N.C., and the Amtrak long distance trains that run between New York City and Florida.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2012

Fla. charter service offering satellite TV

Astro Travel & Tours Inc. provides chartered services throughout its geographic market — spanning northern Florida and southern Georgia — and anywhere else in the continental U.S.

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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2012

Florida co. may build private passenger rail

Florida East Coast Industries’ “All Aboard Florida” would connect Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa and Orlando and utilize the 200 miles of track between these cities the company already owns and uses for freight.

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From the Editor'sby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 17, 2012

Bus deaths prompt uneasy questions about responsibility

The recent case of a college student hazing death on a Florida motorcoach that made national news once again raises questions about how much responsibility bus operators hold over passenger behavior and what should be expected of drivers in preventing underage drinking. Meanwhile, California and one Iowa university are reacting by cracking down on party buses.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2012

Prevost delivers 2 H3-45s to Fla.

Astro Travel and Tour's dark green coaches ply both the local roads of its North Florida/South Georgia market as well as the interstates of the continental U.S.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2011

Web Extra: Are university transit fees rising along with ridership?

System operators from Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Connecticut tell us about rapidly increasing ridership numbers and raising fees.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2011

REI, ETA win Miami contract

To furnish, deliver, install, test and commission an Intelligent Transit Management System at Florida International University (FIU). American Coach Lines operates FIU's bus fleet.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2011

Bombardier to equip Florida’s SunRail project

The Florida Department of Transportation ordered 14 BiLevel railcars. The contract is valued at approximately $41 million. Deliveries are planned between May and August 2013.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2011

Venture firm invests $30M in Proterra

Proterra's 35-foot EcoRide BE35 bus, in daily service at Calif.-based Foothill Transit since last September, will be rolling out to VIA Transit in San Antonio and Tallahassee StarMetro in Florida later this year.

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