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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2018

El Paso receives first of 6 restored vintage streetcars

The 1937 Presidents' Conference Committee streetcars will be put into service for the first time since 1974.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2018

First Oklahoma City Streetcar delivered

Each streetcar can carry 104 passengers, and each stop will be served every 12 to 15 minutes.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2018

Siemens, Atlanta Streetcar form techical, digital service partnership

Under the partnership, Siemens will provide technical support and materials for all preventative and corrective maintenance related to the streetcars.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2018

Officials' vote narrowly saves Fort Lauderdale streetcar project

The commissioners agreed to allow the state to seek new construction proposals for the $195.3 million project, if Fort Lauderdale’s city commission and its Downtown Development Authority renew their commitments to the project.

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Transit Dispatchesby Rhonda BellJanuary 17, 2018

Looking Ahead: The Future of Streetcars

Over the last few months, we’ve talked about the resurgence of streetcars and explored recently completed projects across the country. So what’s next for modern streetcars? A number of expansions of existing systems are in various stages of planning and development ...

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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2018

KC Streetcar extension gets Fed green light to enter project development phase

The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension project will build upon the downtown streetcar service and will support work required to further develop and advance the southern extension towards the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

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Newsby StaffDecember 27, 2017

Calif.'s OC Streetcar releases invitation for construction bids

Bids are due in March 2018, and the OCTA board is expected to award the construction contract in April.

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ArticlesDecember 6, 2017

Kansas City's Starter Streetcar Line is Sustainable, 'Smart' Endeavor

Since voters green-lit the project by approving its major funding source in 2012, some $1.7 billion in economic development has initiated around the 2.2-mile streetcar line.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2017

Busy New Orleans corridor to re-open in advance of streetcar expansion

The timing roughly aligns with Transdev's original Nov. 27 estimated completion date for the $9.8 million project, which aims to stretch the Canal streetcar line across the Canal Boulevard-City Park Avenue intersection before linking with new bus and streetcar shelters near Rosedale Drive.

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Newsby StaffOctober 11, 2017

TTC plan puts ‘customer at center of all it does’

The Toronto Transit Commission developed a five-year plan that put the customer at the center of all that it does, from service planning to service delivery, including a new station management model, customer charter, fleet and infrastructure renewal, and how it manages its people.

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