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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2009

ABC delivers M1235 to Pa.

Built on the Freightliner S2 coach chassis and powered by a Cummins ISB engine coupled to an Allison 2200PTS transmission, the M1235 is the fourth mid-sized model for operator.

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ArticlesSeptember 14, 2009

Report: Unsafe motorcoach carriers "reincarnate' to resume risky service

Many operators, such as the operator involved in a crash in Sherman, Texas in August 2008, continue to operate under new name or sometimes even the same name.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2009

NTSB reiterates motorcoach safety recs

Board also makes recommendation to NHTSA.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2009

L.B. Foster to supply rail to SEPTA

Delivering new rail, trackwork turnouts, contact rail, coverboards, insulator assemblies and bonded insulated joints. The Fern Rock Yard Track Renewal Project is completely funded by The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2009

GAO: Unsafe bus companies 'reincarnate' service

About 9 percent of the approximately 220 motor coach carriers that FMCSA placed out of service during 2 fiscal years were 'reincarnated' operations.

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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 StaffJune 24, 2009

METRO Briefs

Lessons learned from past rail accidents. CVS reimburses N.Y. MTA for overcharging staff. Bus travel rediscovered by young.

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Newsby StaffJune 23, 2009

Sen. Boxer, Rockefeller request $50M for rail safety

Includes provision requiring installation of anti-collision technology – positive train control – on railways shared by passenger and freight trains.

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Newsby StaffJune 15, 2009

Sen. Schumer: MTA LIRR needs wireless Internet

Schumer said the technology to wire the system is readily available and asked the MTA to fast track the pilot projects and the Request for Proposal and approval process saying that if the MTA acts fast, the project may be eligible for federal funding passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2009

Anne Ferro nominated to head FMCSA

Ferro is currently President of the Maryland Motor Truck Association and serves on several regional advisory committees relating to freight planning, highway safety and transportation funding.

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