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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2014

Long Beach Transit restarts RFP process for electric buses

The bid will be paid for partially through the DOT's Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction grant, which was awarded to LBT nearly three years ago

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Newsby StaffMay 21, 2014

Caltrain issues electrification RFQ for San Fran.-to-San Jose line

Key components of the project include an electric power infrastructure and replacing diesel trains with high-performance electric trains.

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Newsby StaffMay 7, 2014

4 companies respond to Ind. Amtrak RFP

State, county and city officials advertised for independent companies to submit plans to find efficiencies and close the gap between revenues and operating costs.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2014

Chicago transit to upgrade subway wireless service

Seeking proposals from pre-qualified bidders to upgrade the existing wireless network to 4G technology for Red and Blue Line subway tunnels.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2014

Amtrak, California request bids for high-speed trains

Amtrak is seeking up to 28 high-speed trainsets that can meet or exceed current Acela Express trip times on the existing NEC infrastructure. California High-Speed Rail Authority is seeking an initial order of 15 trainsets that can meet its planned trip-time requirements for service from the San Francisco Bay Area to Los Angeles.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2013

MBTA to replace trains as part of infrastructure investments

The project will deliver at least 226 vehicles; 152 Orange Line cars, replacing the entire fleet of 120 and 74 Red Line cars, with an option to increase the fleet to 132.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2013

Capital Metro releases RFP for TOD project

The area consists of 11 acres, 10 of which will be redeveloped, while the one-acre Plaza Saltillo will continue to operate unchanged as a MetroRail station.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2013

Denver receives 4 FasTracks construction proposals

Competing teams are Bechtel/Herzog joint venture; Graham Contracting Ltd., Balfour Beatty, Hamon Contractors; North Metro Transit Solutions, a Kiewit/Stacy and Witbeck joint venture; and URS Energy and Construction Inc.

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Newsby StaffMarch 27, 2013

Denver RTD receives unsolicited proposal

Given that staff believes the proposal has technical merit, the agency plans to accelerate the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the North Metro project.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2013

Amtrak, Calif. partner on HSR

Partnership advances each of their respective HSR programs, and could create efficiencies by ordering trains of similar specifications and develop a U.S. standard for HSR train equipment that can be manufactured and supplied domestically and produced for the rest of the world. An RFP could be issued by September, 2013 with an order placed during 2014.

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