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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2008

Maryland transit announces service cuts

The commuter service reductions, the largest in MTA’s recent history, were required in order for MTA to reduce its budget in response to dramatic declines in revenue to the Maryland Transportation Trust Fund.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2008

METRO Briefs

NY MTA passes 'doomsday' budget. DC Metro plans Inauguration Day charges. MCI reorganization plan approved.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2008

MTA, LIRR introduces 'talking kiosk' at Penn Station

New system features touch-activated, tactile map of station, vivid visual displays for the partially sighted and a voice designed for phonetic clarity.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2008

MTA Staten Island Railway taps Emcom

Twenty-two hands-free, ADA compliant phones will be installed at each stop and communicate with the EmVista Central system at St. George via an IP network, enabling operators to initiate, receive and monitor calls for any type of situation.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2008

METRO Briefs

MBTA to pilot seatless railcars. Politicians, advocates react to MTA panel plan. Charlotte exec: rail success overshadows problems.

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Newsby StaffDecember 4, 2008

San Francisco MTA launches cable car safety outreach

The two presentations will be held in San Francisco’s Chinatown area and represent a comprehensive outreach effort to that community.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2008

METRO Briefs

Mica urges city to line up for Fed cash. NJ Transit to stop buying CNG buses. MTA official: rail shutdown could have been prevented.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2008

N.Y. MTA launches text message, email alert system

Marks the first time that agency will send timely notifications of unplanned service disruptions on subways, buses, bridges or tunnels, and is the first MTA service to use text messaging.

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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2008

N.Y. MTA exercises subway car options

With this order, the MTA is taking up the second option on a contract originally awarded to Alstom and Kawasaki in 2002. Alstom’s share of the latest order represents approximately $491 million and covers the production of 242 metro cars.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2008

S.F. MUNI to undergo comprehensive review

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) announced revised staff recommendations of the Transit Effectiveness Project (TEP), the first comprehensive review of Muni in a generation.

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