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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2019

Keolis names new CEO of U.S. bus operations

Aline Frantzen joins Keolis in the U.S. from Keolis’ flagship operation in the United Kingdom, where she served as managing director of the Manchester Metrolink system

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2019

Amtrak matches Oregon DOT grant to improve infrastructure

ODOT’s grant application, if successful, will restore an out-of-service siding between Portland and Salem.

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ArticlesAugust 5, 2019

Rock Region METRO exec. dir. talks transit, community service

Charles D. Frazier joined the North Little Rock, Ark.-based agency in June 2018.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2019

New York's CDTA to add 40-foot New Flyer battery-electric buses

The company's Infrastructure Solutions™ was also selected to provide and commission four Siemens direct-current depot chargers.

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ArticlesJuly 29, 2019

Retrofitting Garages for Zero-Emissions Buses

Existing maintenance garages can be retrofit to handle electrics, but the infrastructure upgrades required can be significant.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2019

FTA issues $85 million in Low-No grants to 38 bus projects

Eligible projects include, hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure such as charging stations.

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2019

San Francisco names interim director of transportation

Tom Maguire will take over the position beginning August 14 and serve until a new director of transportation is appointed.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2019

First Transit partners with Lyft for wheelchair accessible vehicles

Now launching in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Lyft app allows passengers with accessibility needs to enable Access Mode.

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NewsJune 26, 2019

3 spatial tools to help you maintain your wayside PTC assets

With thousands of pieces of new infrastructure, railroads are asking: How are we going to manage all these safety-critical PTC assets?

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Newsby StaffJune 26, 2019

All San Francisco Muni LRV4 doors, two-car trains back in service

Between November 2017 and April 2019, there were three incidents that involved the rear-door that resulted in a passenger injury.

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