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Rail ridership alone posted a 17.7% percent increase to 902,025 boardings compared to the 766,051 recorded in the same month last year.
Read More →The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is considering a new passenger rail service proposal that would connect Austin with Houston, and several cities in between. The cost of the project would exceed $1 billion for startup and build-out.
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Waldorf, Md.-based Keller Transportation Inc. added a customized J4500 and Houston-based Continental Bus Lines put its third J4500 coach into service.
Read More →The $153.1 million proposal submitted by the vehicle manufacturer is fully compliant with the FTA and Buy America guidelines and will now move forward with the news earlier this week that a Full Funding Grant Agreement is in place.
Read More →The total construction cost for two lines is $1.6 billion. Each line is receiving a $450 million FFGA. The federal government has already set aside $484.5 million for the two projects as part of the FFGAs. Of that amount, Metro has received $84.5 million.
Read More →Will jump-start planning for high-speed rail between Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, focusing on the Tower 55 project. The project will alleviate congestion at one of the busiest railroad intersections in the U.S., where ten freight and passenger rail routes converge and carry more than 100 trains per day.
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Transit systems in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston do poorest job of reaching no-car households.
Read More →Also referred to as route 500, the service launched in August 2008, offering patrons express service to George Bush Intercontinental Airport every 30 minutes for $15 one-way.
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Anchorage-based Premier Alaska Tours added two new 2011 J4500 coaches, featuring pillow-top plush seating, a Blaupunkt entertainment system and 110-volt power ports at every seat. Houston’s Continental Bus Lines’ new MCI J4500 coach features a Cummins engine, plush leather seating, Wi-Fi connectivity and in-motion Satellite TV. Both carriers’ new coaches are equipped with three-point passenger seat belts.
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Two Minneapolis area transit agencies have added a total of eight Commuter Coaches. Houston-based Continental Bus Lines received its first new motorcoach, a J4500.
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