Pittsburgh rail co. may manage Princeton train

Railroad Development Corp. and NJ Transit still need to meet to discuss details, officials said. The future of the rail line has been a subject of contention ever since Princeton University announced a plan to move the terminus of the train line.

Bell Trans Rides Coattails of Sin City

Successful transportation firm started as a limousine service, but has added charter buses, taxis and trolleys to keep up with Las Vegas’ growing popularity and diverse needs.

N.Y. takes delivery of 95 NABI hybrid buses

The 40-foot, low-floor buses are scheduled to replace nearly one-third of Westchester County’s entire bus fleet by the end of the year. County also placed a follow-on order for an additional 11 hybrid powered LFW buses to be delivered in the spring of 2010.

Tolar completes California shelter design, fabrication contract

Design embraces Mexican folk art known as “papel picado,” which is created from cutting colorful sheets of tissue paper.

Calif.'s Big Blue opens new HOK-designed facility

New 66,000-square-foot facility incorporates numerous sustainable features including the use of high-albedo concrete, a highly reflective concrete paving, in the vehicle maintenance yard used to keep the facility's microclimate cooler, as well as 80-kilowatt photovoltaic panels on the roof; an urban runoff system to filter storm water, detain and infiltrate most of the water on site; and reclaimed water for landscape irrigation.

Biz Briefs: Academy Orders ENC Buses and More

Biz Briefs covers the latest supplier news in the motorcoach and public transit industries.

Ore.'s Lane Transit orders 11 New Flyer CHARGE battery-electric buses

In assessing its transition to sustainable mobility, LTD employed an innovative partnership with the University of Oregon to study opportunities and challenges.

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Biz Briefs: Luminator, Masabi, and BEA

In the latest installment, METRO highlights news from Fort Worth, Texas; Knoxville, Tenn.; and more.