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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2013

D.C. Metro unveils plan for ‘future’ rail station

Momentum, the model station, will enable Metro to test several design concepts in a single station, with improved lighting, better information and improved customer convenience. Some of the concepts being considered include high-output light fixtures to direct light to the vault ceiling, and a new information wall enclosing fare machines, ATMs, maps and digital screens.

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Videosby StaffApril 11, 2013

D.C. Metro's 'Station of the Future' Plan

Momentum, the model station, will enable Metro to test several design concepts in a single station, with improved lighting, better information and improved customer convenience. Some of the concepts being considered include high-output light fixtures to direct light to the vault ceiling, and a new information wall enclosing fare machines, ATMs, maps and digital screens.

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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2013

TriMet to pilot mobile ticketing

Riders will be able to buy fares using an iPhone or Android phone to download the free app, and purchase tickets and passes instantly.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2012

NJ Transit pilots special events online ticketing

Offering the Meadowlands online ticketing option as a pilot program to test the functionality of the web ticketing application and evaluate the feasibility of expanding it to include other services. The first phase of the pilot will be in place for the upcoming football season, as well as for other stadium events.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

Calif.'s Omnitrans offers students free rides

Dubbed "Go Smart," the one-year pilot program is funded by participating colleges and the 16 governments that Omnitrans serves. To continue the program beyond the free pilot phase, the agency will ask students to approve a transit fee through referendums on each campus next spring.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2010

Beijing Metro with Alstom traction system begins trial run

The traction system for Beijing Line 15, specially designed and developed by Alstom for the Chinese market, is named OPTONIX and allows the train to consume 30 percent less energy than a conventional metro thanks to performance improvements in the traction system and energy regenerative brakes.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 20, 2009

METRO Briefs

NYCT tests three-door bus. Poll: Utah wants more trains. D.C. Metro proposes service cuts.

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