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Southern California commuter rail contract was previously held by Amtrak.
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Train conductors answer questions about the safest place to sit in the railcar and whether a "sick person" is a euphemism for something else.
Read More →The locomotives are intended for passenger service in Hungary as well as for cross-border transport to Austria and Germany.
Read More →Skylink will initially be able to shuttle 5,000 passengers per hour per direction.
Read More →Potomac Yard will be Metro's 98th station and is Metro's second infill station, built between existing stations.
Read More →Transdev will now manage RTA's ADA paratransit eligibility certification process, its customer service call center, and conduct its travel training operations.
Read More →Bus Rapid Transit is a high-capacity rapid transit system that uses buses to offer a service that operates much like a rail system.
Read More →Some of the benefits discussed by a CityLab report, include a 70% savings in staff, higher frequencies, significant operational savings and more room for passengers.
Read More →The 250-ton machine can assemble up to 1,000 feet of track per hour (500 ties) in ideal conditions, at over one mile of track per day.
Read More →Upgrades include “sealed” grade crossings, safer railcars and locomotives, automatic train stops and the nation’s first onboard rail video cameras. They also include the nation’s first Positive Train Control system, expected to fully roll out by spring.
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