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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2010

River Park to market REI's products

In their distributor role, RiverPark will work directly with commercial vehicle OEM's to offer mobile audio/video and security applications.

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Newsby StaffApril 28, 2010

RouteMatch to equip Indiana agency

Boone County Senior Services Inc., d/b/a Boone County Transit coordinated a procurement on behalf of 13 non-urbanized area transit systems in the State of Indiana that have received grant funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2010

Las Vegas' RTC launches new BRT line

The ACE Green Line is one of several new rapid transit lines that the RTC is providing to connect Southern Nevada. The line will be funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act transit stimulus funding. Service is anticipated to begin in 2011.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2010

FRA announces $50M in PTC grants

FRA will begin accepting grant applications on April 9, 2010. Eligible applicants include passenger and freight rail carriers, railroad suppliers, and state and local governments.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2010

Alstom to provide Reims maintenance for 30 years

The contract, worth approximately $120 million, involves the maintenance of rolling stock and fixed installations and includes routine, preventive and corrective maintenance; technical support; management of spare-parts stocks for the Citadis tramsets and the implementation of a major maintenance program.

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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2010

Alstom delivers first Reims tramset

Each of the 18 cars will sport one of the eight hues selected by the French agency: yellow, orange, red, purple, pink, blue, turquoise and green.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2010

ABC delivers to North Dakota bus dealer

The bus features a Cummins ISM engine/Allison Gen4 B500 drive train, with Van Hool’s contoured parcel rack and 23-inch video monitors, REI’s enhanced sound system and leather trimmed Amaya Gaudi passenger seats.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2010

FMCSA shuts down rogue operator

Complaint states that the owner of the bus company involved in a fatal accident last week, Cayetano Martinez of Los Angeles, had previously been shut down by FMCSA, only to attempt to "reincarnate himself as a new carrier" and unsuccessfully attempted to gain US DOT operating authority under a new name.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2010

Moves to improve freight traffic affect commuter rail

Government officials say investments in improving rail traffic will boost speed and efficiency for both freight and commuter trains.

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ArticlesFebruary 9, 2010

New Starts moves continue rail favoritism over BRT

Cliff Henke, a contributing editor to METRO, is senior analyst at PB. His views herein are solely his own.

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