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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2012

Texas' TRE hopes to improve Wi-Fi service

Was among the first passenger rail lines in the U.S. to begin installing wireless Internet nearly six years ago, but it still hasn’t caught hold with passengers due to spotty service.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2012

Nokia offers transit app for Windows phone

The app, which has been in beta testing for a couple of months, lets you put in a location and immediately get back a number of routes, presented as timelines of walking, waiting and riding.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2012

N.Y. Metro North to test smart phone ticket app

The time and date stamped electronic ticket shows up on the purchaser's phone screen as a secure image that a conductor can validate visually. The electronic ticket also shows as a bar code that can be scanned by a conductor's hand held device to verify that the barcode is valid.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2012

RouteMatch to equip Porterville, Calif. fleet

Porterville Transit will use Android-based tablet devices as in-vehicle mobile data devices to enhance on-time performance and real-time traveler information services.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2012

Translink, INIT partner for real-time bus info system

The bus location information and predicted departure times at stops comes from the Transit Management and Communication System that INIT provided through MOBILE-ITCS and is accessible to TransLink’s Web interface through a standardized Service Interface for Real-time Information.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2012

L.A. Metro launches new smart phone app

"Go Metro Los Angeles" offers trip planning, station/stop locations, bus arrival info, maps and notifications.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2012

Chicago schools use 'bus tracker' for student safety

Chicago Public School officials have installed monitors equipped with Chicago Transit Authority bus tracker technology in 35 schools to help students know exactly when buses will arrive.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2012

GO Transit to deploy INIT fleet management system

Includes an intermodal CAD/AVL system, on-board mobile data terminals, automatic passenger counting technology, next stop announcements, in-vehicle variable message signs, real-time vehicle diagnostics; and interfaces to existing destination signs; bike rack sensors, and wheelchair lift sensors.

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Newsby StaffDecember 29, 2011

Apollo to provide removable drives for RoadRunner DVRs

With no moving parts, the drives are enclosed in protected housing with shock dampeners. This added safeguard lessens the force of impact and vibration commonly found in mobile environments. Solid-state drives will double the life span of the drive – as compared to traditional rotating-disk hard drives.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 6, 2011

AssetWorks to provide fleet tools to Canadian ops

Ontario, Canada-based Regional Municipality of York will implement FleetFocus to manage its fleet operations for transit, roads, EMS and police.

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