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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2010

Prevost increases service efforts for Olympics

The Delta Prevost Service Center has also set up a Twitter account to communicate with drivers and operators during the Games. The company will be able to post information about open bays and emergency service, and drivers can use Twitter to communicate service requests to the Prevost Service Center personnel.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2010

Envitech powers Olympic Line streetcar

Supplier designed, fabricated, installed and successfully tested two electric traction power substations for use to power Vancouver’s Olympic Line streetcar.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2010

B.C. transit system designs driver shield

Agency taking preventive measures to guard against assaults on drivers.

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Newsby StaffDecember 31, 2009

Halifax Metro Transit adds GIRO software

Agency expects services to grow by more than 30 percent over the next five years, requiring the ability to automate manual processes and streamline administrative operations.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2009

Calgary Transit rejects use of snow tires on fleet

During a trial run, buses equipped with the special tires were still sliding and getting stuck in the snow.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2009

Metrolinx acquires ownership of CN rail corridor

Fills rail gap between the agency's east-west Union Station Rail Corridor in downtown Toronto, its Weston Subdivision in west-central Toronto and the northern segment of its commuter rail-line reaching Barrie.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2009

Montreal plan prioritizes public transportation

Twenty-one megaprojects listed in the city's plan represent total capital expenditures of $ 5.1 billion over 10 years.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2009

First Bombardier streetcar arrives in Vancouver

Bombardier will operate the streetcars as a free service, 18 hours a day, 7 days a week, between Jan. 21 and March 21, 2010. The vehicles are on loan from the Brussels Transport Company STIB.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2009

Calgary Transit orders 40 Nova LFS buses

Vehicles will be used to both grow their fleet and replace aging, less fuel-efficient buses, enabling Calgary Transit to provide enhanced service to the community.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2009

MCI delivers J4500s to Toronto

Can-ar has purchased eight MCI J4500s over past three years, citing an appreciation for the model's smooth ride, clean-diesel technology, curb appeal and passenger amenities such as the patented spiral entryway.

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