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Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2013

Calgary Transit orders 60 Siemens S200 LRVs

Will be built at the factory in Sacramento, Calif., and are due to be delivered starting in summer 2015. The full order is to be completed by December 2016.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2013

Toronto Transit debuts longer streetcars

The air-conditioned, low-floor vehicles, manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, are nearly twice the length of the old Canadian Light Rail Vehicles and can accommodate 250 people.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2013

Axion delivers recycled plastic ties to Calgary Transit

In manufacturing ties for this purchase order, more than 100,000 pounds of plastic were taken out of the landfill stream and converted into high-performance ties.

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Videosby StaffJuly 23, 2013

TTC - A Transit System that Makes Toronto Proud

This 3-minute montage video of the Toronto Transit Commission's various operations and services preceded a May 2013 unveiling of its five-year Corporate Plan to its employees.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2013

Toronto Transit whistleblower program to root out internal fraud, theft

The new "Integrity" program will allow the agency's 13,000 employees to anonymously report unethical or illegal behavior by co-workers or contractors.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2013

Bombardier wins $92M Canadian order

Total includes costs associated with the trains such as spare parts and contingency. The Waterloo region budgeted $95 million for all of those items, putting it about $2.5 million under budget.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2013

TTC renews, extends suicide prevention program

Will continue Crisis Link through July 31, 2018. The program has handled an average of 2.75 incidents per month of people contemplating suicide on the transit system. No person has ever attempted suicide on the TTC immediately after speaking with a Crisis Link counselor.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

TTC’s plan highlights safety, customer service

Strategic objectives include managing risks, protecting customers, contractors and employees, and minimizing impact on the environment; cultivating an empowered, customer-focused workforce; and effective, efficient asset management that delivers reliable services in a state of good repair.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2013

MCI to deliver 4 J4500s to Canada

Contract includes an option for six more. The new coaches will be used to transport Canadian Armed Forces personnel.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2013

Edmonton Transit taps Axion plastic rail ties

The ties will be used for road crossing applications where the transit line’s rail tracks intersect with roads.

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