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The project is a partnership between Pace, Metra, and the City of Harvey.
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Will help the agency to move forward with efforts to test green technology buses and paratransit vehicles such as hybrids and compressed natural gas (CNG), replace its radio system, and build a transit center.
Read More →The new MCI D4000 cruisers are equipped with multiplex electrical systems, Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines and Allison B500 Transmissions.
Read More →Chairman says combining redundant service routes, purchasing, personnel, marketing and maintenance departments, could save taxpayers $150 million a year.
Read More →The agency will be providing 82 buses for the fleet and it is expected that we will hire approximately 150 drivers and 20 staff members.
Read More →The first $194,000 in i-Stop systems will be delivered before the end of August.
Read More →Capital funding will be used largely for rolling stock renewal and other projects aimed at taking care of the existing system.
Read More →Upcoming rail projects will tend to have similar components, but they will differ in size and type. Planning documents indicate that commonalities will include enhancing operations, acquiring new technology, and initiating ways to efficiently accommodate more riders.
Read More →The 13.6 million passengers who rode on Amtrak trains during the first two quarters of FY 2010 (October 2009 - March 2010) contributed to a 4.3 percent increase over the same period the prior year. It also is about 100,000 more riders than the 13.5 million posted in FY 2008, which turned out to be Amtrak's best ridership year in company history when America's passenger railroad carried 28.7 million passengers.
Read More →A paratransit fare increase may be proposed to fill the gap; however, Pace Executive Director T.J. Ross acknowledged it would be very difficult for those riders to absorb.
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