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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2012

Calif. agency adds smart cards for paratransit

Under the New Freedom Taxi Voucher Program, the Federal New Freedom Grant funds the Taxi Voucher Program, which recently received approval for a two-year extension. The Taxi Voucher Smart Card will replace current paper coupon books.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2012

Calif.’s SunLine begins $10.7M transit hub project

Work on the 25,000 square foot new administration building and transit hub is expected to bring much-needed jobs to the Coachella Valley. The building is expected to be completed in late 2013 or early 2014.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2012

Finalists named for top Jacksonville, Fla. transit post

Stephen Bland, CEO of Pittsburgh's Port Authority of Allegheny County; Carolyn Flowers, CEO of the Charlotte (N.C.) Area Transit System; and Mikel Oglesby, GM of Calif.'s SunLine Transit Agency are the three finalists.

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Newsby StaffJune 29, 2012

SunLine, Amalgamated Transit reach labor agreement

Approximately 181 employees are represented by ATU 1277 including bus operators, mechanics, facility maintenance and utility employees. The agreement will be effective April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2014.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2011

Calif.'s SunLine receives grant for more fuel-cell buses

Under this new award, Ballard will supply FCvelocityTM-HD6 power modules for ElDorado fuel-cell hybrid buses featuring a series hybrid-electric drive from lead integrator BAE Systems. These buses are expected to be operational in 2013.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2011

Southern Calif. transit rolls out hydrogen-powered bus

Sunline Transit Agency’s new zero-emission American Fuel Cell Bus is FTA has invested more than $75 million in the project through the National Fuel Cell Bus Program.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2010

Ballard fuel cells to power SunLine buses

One 40-foot hybrid fuel-cell New Flyer bus will enter regular transit service in 2010, and an El Dorado fuel-cell hybrid bus will be operational in 2011 at the Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based agency.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2009

SunLine upgrades CNG station

SunLine received $189,000 from the Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Program to fund the upgrades.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2009

Gannett Fleming wins SunLine facility contract

Plans for the new facility may include an expansion of its existing solar and renewable energy sources, using green construction materials.

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