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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2005

Houston eyes advanced transit technologies

Panel of technical advisors to evaluate advanced transit technologies.

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Articlesby StaffJuly 1, 2004

Houston light rail simulator to aid in curtailing accidents

Houston Metro tests a new light rail training simulator that the agency hopes will curtail a high incidence of crashes.

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2004

Houston silences nay-sayers with opening of long-awaited light rail line.

After a 20-year debate, 2004 marks the beginning of a new mass transit service in one of America's largest cities.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 5, 2004

Service begins on Houston light rail line

City becomes last major American metropolitan area to establish a public transit train system.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2003

INIT wins $20 million Houston Metro contract

INIT will supply its technology for fleet dispatch, control and management to be installed in the control center and on a fleet of 1,350 buses.

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 2003

Light Rail Vehicle Designs Look to the Future

Vehicles for current projects in Houston, Minneapolis and Phoenix strike a balance between form and function with streamlined exteriors, low floors and a new ergonomic sensibility.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2001

Houston Metro receives more MCI buses

Coaches will be used for park-and-ride service.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2001

Bombardier awarded $46 million Houston airport peoplemover contract

Bombardier Inc. was awarded a $46 million contract by the city of Houston to expand the automated peoplemover system (APM) at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2000

Bus Takes Pages from Rail Playbook at the APTA Bus Conference

Bus technology that emulated railcar concepts got the most significant attention at the recently held American Public Transportation Association’s Bus & Paratransit Conference in Houston, Tex.

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