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This month in Orange County, Calif., one of the nation’s most comprehensive rail safety enhancement programs ushers in a new era of silence around our railroad tracks. The program is in direct response to the concerns of residents who have been experiencing an increase in rail traffic and the corresponding noise that comes from federal safety requirements.
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Being the inventors of safety floors, the company’s floors have been satisfying the diverse needs of the transportation industry for decades in both bus and rail applications.
Read More →In this conversation, METRO Executive Editor Alex Roman talks with Wright about Forest River’s journey so far, what’s driving its success today, and his vision for the future.
Read More →With a total seating capacity for 217 people, the vehicles offer increased comfort, with seats featuring individual reading lights and power sockets, dedicated storage space for bicycles and luggage as well as large windows and reduced noise levels.
Read More →The intercity bus industry reaches 91% (75 million) of the rural population and serves as the sole mode for 15 million people.
Read More →The U.S. transit industry is clearly not in the same place that it was when the search for a new paradigm for transit agencies was launched by concerned industry leaders in 1997.
Read More →There is a way to get a first-hand look at your service that will provide a treasury of information that can’t be unearthed by any survey. Try it yourself.
Read More →What I am suggesting is that maybe it is time, especially when we are trying to figure out what our next authorization bill will look like, to look at international examples.
Read More →The American Public Transportation Association followed up the first phase of its workforce shortage study by examining how workers and agencies view the issue. The association, along with transit agencies, discussed the outlook of the workforce shortage and more.
Read More →Because there is no centralized database to record the number of bus fires annually in the U.S., many incidents go unreported and the transit industry misses an opportunity to create best practices and preventive measures.
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