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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2015

Metrolink train collides with truck, derails

The VC Line 102 train, which was headed southbound to Los Angeles, hit the produce truck around 5:45 a.m. The truck caught fire and five train cars derailed with three landing on their side. The driver of the truck fled the scene, but was detained for questioning. No fatalities were reported.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2015

ProFusion introduces Meta Flor for buses

Meta Flor options include all smooth, or smooth/rib full width one-piece construction. The Meta Flor system is suited for all types of bus applications.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2015

Damaged guardrail may have caused prison bus crash

The NTSB’s report states that a 225-foot section of metal guardrail was damaged in an accident the day before the Jan. 14 bus crash in Penwell, just west of Odessa. Two of three other accidents caused by icy road conditions on Interstate 20 on the day of the bus crash could have displaced the guardrail and pushed it into the path of the bus, the report states.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2015

OCTA's streetcar project moves forward

The system is intended to provide “last-mile” transportation for individuals traveling from the transportation hubs to employment and retail and recreational areas in the heart of Orange County.

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Newsby StaffDecember 31, 2014

ETA to provide Memphis U. ITS solution

The solution provides GPS-triggered on-board announcements that automatically broadcast upcoming bus stops over the public address system. The system also allows bus operators and dispatchers to make real-time, ad-hoc announcements.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2014

IndyGo to bar 'personal care attendants' from riding free

The agency’s bus drivers recently reported a rash of passengers pretending to be caretakers so they can get a free ride, and in some cases, they’d get off a different stop then the person they were allegedly assisting.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2014

6 Tulsa bus drivers fired for embezzlement

While the transit system was not yet sharing details, it was reported that the drivers were printing out bus passes and selling them on the side at half price and then pocketing the money.

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2014

ETA Transit Systems deploys ITS for Colo. university

Will provide computer-aided dispatch/automatic vehicle location (CAD/AVL) that offers real-time arrival information to students and riding public.

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Videosby StaffNovember 11, 2014

Introducing the N.Y. Fulton Center Transit Hub

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) unveiled the Fulton Center, located at the crossroads of Lower Manhattan on Broadway between John and Fulton Streets. The fully digital transit and retail hub integrates architectural ingenuity that fuses history, art, and sustainable engineering.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2014

LIRR upgrades 'TrainTracker' app

Among the new features are an easier to use station picker screen, improved arrival countdown screen, enhanced trip search capability, detailed station parking information and a new server, enabling LIRR to handle more TrainTime requests per minute.

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