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Two different models will run on the same routes in rotation with agency's 2010 clean air diesel and diesel-electric hybrid buses. One bus was manufactured by NABI Inc. for L.A. Metro; the other was built by New Flyer for Valley Metro in Phoenix.
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Orion stated that the Allison Hybrid H 40 EP is now being quoted for active bids and will be available in 2011.
Read More →Agency managed to procure the 22 replacement buses from Gillig using grant dollars, local funds and stimulus money designated through the Federal Transit Administration formula grant program as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Read More →When running at full capacity, this facility will be able to turn out hundreds of conversions each year, according to the company.
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The Philadelphia-based design and fabrication company is working with New Jersey Transit on a pilot program to test two different designs - a hinged-door and sliding-door model - on two different buses.
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Roughly 14 percent of transit buses currently on the road run on natural gas. Demand is growing, according to industry experts, with natural gas engines specified for about 25 percent of all new bus orders.
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Compared to the previous facility in Ontario, Calif., the move increased the warehouse space by almost 30 percent.
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The agency hopes to have an all-hybrid bus fleet in place by FY2015/2016.
Read More →The controversial ad was designed, paid for, and presented to the MTA a month ago, but the MTA refused to approve the campaign, so the ad's sponsors filed suit.
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Program aimed at fostering positive labor relations and heightened employee morale. Metro Transit recently added the names of individual employees' children, grandchildren, and other special children in their lives to 20 fixed-route buses.
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