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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2005

First Transit retains D.C. area contract

Contractor will operate 57 buses for the Alexandria Transit Company.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2005

Mineta: Plan would rebuild Northeast Corridor

Proposal to reform Amtrak would include corridor infrastructure repairs.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2004

Bush keeps Mineta as head of DOT

Mineta will serve in the transportation post during Bush's second term.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2004

Portec Rail acquires Kelsan for $16.4 million

Kelsan, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a developer of proprietary friction-control solutions for the railway industry.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2004

Pittsburgh transit system details drastic cost-cutting proposal

One-third of bus, rail routes would be eliminated; fares would be hiked.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2004

Las Vegas monorail closes indefinitely, extension stalled

The $650 million, four-mile system closed Sept. 8 after a metal part connected to a drive shaft fell from the train.

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Newsby StaffAugust 5, 2004

Tourists held by Indiana transit police

Four Indian men were detained and questioned after filming landscape around Indiana commuter rail line.

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2004

APTA sets strategic initiatives at annual meeting in Atlanta

Asa Hutchinson, undersecretary of borders and transportation at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, told APTA attendees that it's critical to strike the right balance with transit security measures.

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ArticlesJuly 1, 2004

Money Isn't Everything, Is It?

What draws and retains transit's top-level executives? In comparision with other industries, the equity of income levels is debatable, but other attractions exist.

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ArticlesMay 1, 2004

Tour/Charter Operators Find Silver Linings in Downturn

Forced to seek out alternative strategies to retain or enhance business, operators have improved customer service, reconfigured tour sequencing and promoted shorter trips with closer destinations.

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