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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2011

MassDOT receives $32.5M for station expansion, enhancements

South Station offers travelers access to Amtrak's high-speed Acela service as well as Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail, intercity bus, rapid transit and bus rapid transit services, including direct service to Boston Logan International Airport.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2011

MBTA pass scam totaled $4 million

Two Massachusetts residents accused of printing upwards of 20,000 fraudulent transit passes worth an estimated $4 million and selling them directly to MBTA passengers, and pocketing the proceeds, pleaded not guilty to larceny and conspiracy charges.

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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2010

NTSB to release reports on 2009 MBTA rail accident

The information being released on Wednesday about the May 8, 2009 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority light rail collision will include investigative group factual reports and other documents from the investigation.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2010

Lawmakers announce grant for passenger info system

Representatives and Sen. John Kerry from Massachusetts announce a $745,689 award to the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority for the installation of an interactive passenger information system. The system includes trip planning, scheduling and notifications.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2010

MCI delivers to Conn., Mass.

Post Road Stages in South Windsor, Conn. received two new D4505s and the Massachusetts-based Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority received two new new wheelchair lift-equipped 40-foot MCI Commuter Coaches.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2010

Old Dominion U., Mass. Co. to test Maglev

MagneMotion Inc., a company founded by Richard D. Thornton, emeritus professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, received a $7.9-million grant in 2008 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to conduct a three-phase test of its patented Maglev technology.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2010

MBTA to enhance commuter service

Will begin a procurement process in 2012 for a new contract to operate commuter rail services and, in the interim, has exercised the final option on the contract with the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co.

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Newsby StaffAugust 8, 2008

MBTA receives New Flyer buses

New Flyer has delivered a new fleet of Emission Control Diesel (ECD) buses to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2008

Amtrak promotes service re-launch

Amtrak has introduced a new advertising campaign in states along the Northeast Corridor from Virginia to Massachusetts, in support of its Northeast Corridor Regional service re-launch, now known as the Northeast Regional service.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2008

MBTA to add bike racks

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) will install approximately 1,000 more bike racks at stations throughout its system and announce its second commuter rail bike coach during Bay State Bike Week.

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