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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2009

L.B. Foster to supply rail to HRT

Under a $9 million contract with Skanska USA Civil Southeast, the supplier has provided new rail, relay rail, insulated rail joints, direct fixation fasteners and track work for a new light rail link.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2009

TriMet opens Green Line

Construction of the 8.3-mile line began in early 2007 and adds a second light rail alignment through downtown Portland. The MAX system now expands to a 52-mile system with 84 stations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2009

Alstom to supply, maintain Irish light rail

The five-year contract is worth more than $42.9 million. Over the course of the contract, which will take effect on October 1, the network will increase by 50 percent as line extensions are put into service.

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2009

Denver RTD receives first FasTracks LRV

New light rail cars, built by Siemens, will accommodate the service that will be added through the future openings of the West Corridor, I-225 Corridor, Southeast and Southwest extensions. The rest of the new vehicles will arrive every few weeks over the next 18 months.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2009

Appropriations leg. includes CATS rail extension

The next step will be for the House and Senate committees to work out the final appropriations number to be included in the legislation.

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Newsby StaffJuly 20, 2009

Seattle light rail opening draws 92,000-plus riders

Service concluded on Sunday evening with approximately 51,000 in 10 hours on Saturday and 41,000 over an eight-hour period on Sunday. Operations ran smoothly all weekend.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2009

Houston Metro breaks ground on light rail lines

Projects are expected to spur economic growth in the community by creating 60,000 direct and indirect jobs under the full $1.46 billion contract.

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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2009

Minnesota disabled vets ride free

Disabled veterans simply need to show the proper identification card to bus operators of any fixed-route service in the state, including Metro Transit and suburban transit providers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2009

ARRA to fund Maryland MTA parking upgrades

Falls Road Light Rail station improvements include increasing parking capacity from 97 spaces to 197 spaces as well as new lighting, landscaping and signs.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2009

DART test trains up and running

Tests will be conducted on an almost daily basis until the section opens September 14. The tests are designed to evaluate the operation of the new light rail track and to familiarize rail operators with the operating characteristics of the trains on the new line.

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