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Newsby StaffOctober 26, 2011

Sound Transit launches smart phone website

Riders can use the new site to plan trips across the region on Sound Transit and partner agency buses and trains; look up bus and Sounder schedules; locate Sound Transit parking facilities and use GPS technology to enter start and end points in the trip planner.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2011

Setra delivers to San Francisco

Sanmo Travel’s six TopClass S 417 luxury coaches and four Setra ComfortClass S 407 touring coaches to be added to its touring fleet for the River Rock Casino Express are powered by Mercedes-Benz OM 471 EPA 10 engines with fuel efficient BlueTec technology.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

Metrolink, L.A. Metro win NARP award

Metrolink has accelerated its implementation strategy for Positive Train Control, a technology capable of detecting and preventing collisions before they occur, and is on schedule to put the system into operation ahead of the 2015 federal deadline.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2011

Alstom wins French tram order

The Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile metropolitan region is the first municipality to acquire Alstom's new Citadis Compact tramway, the first model in the New Generation Citadis range, and has now become the 20th French metropolitan region to choose Citadis technology.

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Newsby StaffOctober 5, 2011

Daimler showcases Orion buses with added features, technology

Two newly manufactured Orion VIIs hosting a variety of new features and options will be on display. Manufacturer will also showcase its testing and validation programs that prove a better built bus.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2011

ameriTRAM ends year-long tour at EXPO

Vehicle is a 100 percent low-floor streetcar powered by e-Brid, a propulsion technology that enables operation powered by overhead catenary or on-board lithium-ion batteries.

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Newsby StaffOctober 3, 2011

NABI to unveil 'fresh' LFW platform

The new front mask incorporates modern and functional design cues including the latest headlight technology, an energy absorbing bumper with integrated styling, and a more raked windshield that's available in single-piece or two-piece configurations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

Upgrades end free bus rides for Ohio State alumni

The Central Ohio Transit Authority will soon upgrade bus fare collection technology, adding magnetic strips to student identification and requiring students to swipe their BuckIDs at the fare box as they board.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2011

Delaware taps Trapeze for ITS

Will provide computer-aided dispatch and automatic vehicle location technology integrated with Delaware Transit Corp.’s existing fixed-route and paratransit scheduling and operations management.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2011

ElDorado National now offering MaxxForce engines

To meet strict emissions standards, MaxxForce engines use Navistar's advanced in-cylinder NOx-reduction technology, which provides bus fleets with significant no hassle operational advantages over liquid-urea SCR emissions aftertreatment systems used by other diesel engine OEMs.

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