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Newsby StaffSeptember 8, 2009

Alstom to supply tramways to Brazil, Istanbul

The Brasilia project includes the supply of 16 Citadis tramways and the construction of a 4.9-mile stretch of track. The Istanbul project includes delivery of the first of 37 Citadis trams and a series of tests on the network.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2009

Alstom to supply cars, signaling to Brazil rail

Will provide 12 trainsets composed of four cars each, featuring a signaling system for automatic train operation, low floors and illuminated information boards.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2009

METRO Briefs

Rail crash safeguards not always used. Foreign rail firms looking to stimulus . Motorcoach from 1937 rescued, renovated.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2009

L.A. Metro now on Google Maps

Metro is the latest major transit agency to enter the Google Transit Partner Program. Google will have access to transit route and schedule data for the nearly 200 bus lines and five rail lines Metro operates within Los Angeles County.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2009

Bombardier supplies Austria, Canada

Received orders for 23 Flexity Outlook trams from Linz, Austria, and for seven Bombardier BiLevel commuter rail vehicles from South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority in Vancouver.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2009

METRO Briefs

Rosenker: NTSB better without enforcement power. Iceland’s hydrogen-powered plans postponed. Bus manufacturers relocate, bring jobs to Tenn. N.J. Transit to charge for mailing tickets.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserJune 22, 2009

Tapping the International Traveler Influx

With the weaker dollar, visitors from overseas are showing renewed interest in the U.S. as a vacation hot spot. Motorcoach carriers are increasing their presence at travel trade shows and forming relationships with overseas counterparts to maximize gains in this growing market.

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Newsby StaffJune 22, 2009

Bombardier consortium to upgrade Brazil rail

Contract, valued at approximately $193 million, is for comprehensive modernization services on the 30-year-old electric multiple units which operate on CMSP's Metro Line 1-Blue in Sao Paulo.

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Newsby StaffJune 22, 2009

Alstom equips Egyptian, Belgian rail

Egypt contracts are valued at a total of $180 million, and concern the second phase of construction of Line 3 metro system. Belgian project is the first European cross-border, high-speed line equipped with Level 2 ERTMS technology.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2009

Bombardier demos streetcars for Vancouver

Two Flexity trams will operate daily on a demonstration line between January 21 and March 21, 2010 near Vancouver’s Olympic and Paralympic Village.

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