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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2009

Hill International to manage L.A. Metro Gold Line

Will oversee implementation of design/build contract including design, construction and quality assurance/quality control.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2009

METRO Briefs

Lawyer for ex-BART cop wants gag order lifted. Illinois labor leader possibly tapped to head FRA. Cell phones to use bus-tracking capabilities.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2009

Amtrak board names Carper chairman

Carper, who has served in various Illinois state and local government positions, including Mayor of the city of Macomb, has been a director on the Amtrak board since March 2008.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2009

PB wins three ACEC Washington State awards

Received gold awards for its work on Sound Transit’s Regional Transit System Plan and the Fremont Bridge Approach Replacement, and a silver award in the transportation category for its work on the South Lake Union Streetcar.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2009

GE Transportation awarded China metro contract

Company’s RailEdge platform will be applied to a 33.5-mile metro line that includes 34 stations, one operational control center, one yard, and one depot.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2009

METRO Briefs

NTSB: driver agrees to interview. L.A. Metro enhances safety for blind riders. D.C. to N.Y.C. bus co. begins service.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2009

MBTA equips rail fleet with defibrillators

To date, more than thirty Automated External Defibrillators have been installed on trains to protect passenger safety. The entire fleet will be equipped by the end of spring.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2009

Harsco taps Sullivan to lead transformation initiative

Richard A. Sullivan will provide central strategic leadership to the company's worldwide LeanSigma(r) continuous improvement implementation.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2009

ASCE: Nation's infrastructure receives a "D" grade

U.S. surface transportation systems have declined over the past four years, with transit dropping from D+ to D, and roads dropping from a D to a nearly failing D-.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2009

L.A. Metro tests first car on Gold Line

Trip was part of a clearance test in which the train car was towed, rather than self-powered, at approximately 5 mph so that it could easily stop on short notice.

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