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Vehicle and equipment testing and crew qualifying are the first phase of operations in preparation for revenue service and began in April in the southern segment between Lewisville and Carrollton. System testing of the segment north of Lewisville Lake will begin in mid-May.
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Valley Metro's online music video campaign, "Valley Metro Notes," consists of 11 songs from six local bands, showing in an entertaining way how to use the transit system. The campaign is geared toward high school, college students and older, with the caveat of not alienating any other demographic.
Read More →The 11-mile Central Corridor light rail line, which includes 18 new stations, 31 new rail cars and a new vehicle maintenance facility in St. Paul, is scheduled to open in 2014.
Read More →New light rail extension includes 1.1 miles of new track and two new stations. The project, which was originally scheduled to open this spring, is estimated to cost $44.4 million and serve about 3,200 daily round-trip passengers.
Read More →The construction phase of the project is scheduled to be complete by December 2013 and service to commence in April 2014.
Read More →Earlier this month, the transportation authority released seven potential designs for expanded transit to the university, using three different technologies: Bus rapid transit, light rail transit and rail rapid transit.
Read More →The deal, which includes spare parts and training for the vehicles, marks Siemens' second order from Houston Metro, which will bring the total number of Siemens S70 vehicles in Houston to 37.
Read More →Portland has found that playing classical music at the stations discourages loitering and crime. A bill in the Oregon Legislature, if passed, will expand the program to all light rail stops in high-crime areas in three neighboring counties.
Read More →The Design-Build Institute of America presented the agency with its "2011 Transportation Owner of the Year Award" for advancing awareness, understanding and use of the design-build project delivery method in the transportation sector, in particular with its the Orange Line and Blue Line light rail projects.
Read More →The attorney was hired to sue the City and County of Honolulu and the FTA to stop the $5.5 billion project.
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