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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2018

LAN to manage construction of Calif. rail project's maintenance facility

The 15,000-square-foot facility and storage tracks will accommodate six DMUs.

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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2018

National Transit Institute opens Request for Presenters for training workshop

The Transit Trainers' Workshop event, which is the only national event focused on training in the transit industry, will be held in Seattle Nov. 11 to 13.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2018

Bombardier secures contract extension to maintain London Overground trains

The contract, originally signed in 2006 will now continue until 2030, removing a previous contract break in 2023.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2018

Calif.'s Beeline breaks ground on new maintenance facility

RNL, now part of Stantec, provided programming, master planning, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and lighting design through Bridging Documents on the 25,000-square foot project, designed to meet and exceed the State of California energy code.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2017

First Transit wins LADOT Dash bus contract

In keeping with their leading position in leveraging technology to enhance passenger, driver, and road safety, will also transition the DASH fleet to the Mobile Eye® Shield Plus collision-avoidance system.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2017

SCRTTC Hits $50K Milestone with Transit Scholarship Awards

Each year, the James A Ditch Educational Fund promotes careers in public transit by accepting applications for scholarships from college students enrolled in automotive/transportation courses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2017

Stratio bringing impact A.I., advanced data to vehicle industry

Aiming to solve this important industry gap, Stratio Automotive built an automotive-grade equipment, compatible with all the different vehicle communication protocols, which collects in real-time

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2017

Litens, Romaine Electric release overrunning alternator decoupler pulley for transit market

The Monster OAD pulley is specifically designed to eliminate systemic belt drive failures known to exist on every transit OEM engine platform.

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Transit Dispatchesby Paul J. LarrousseSeptember 20, 2017

The Transit Industry's Workforce Challenge is Still Real

Where are we today with the great anticipated retirement wave? It looks like it may finally be starting, if not fully underway. It seems at least a couple times each month we here of a transit CEO who is retiring, technical staff who are leaving, and the difficulty in filling maintenance and operations positions with skilled workers for those who have retired.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2017

A Look at the MTA's Strategy to Improve NYC Subway Service

The New York City Subway Action Plan involves upgrading track and signaling equipment, addressing water intrusion, a thorough cleaning of the entire subway, and a major upgrade in subway car maintenance that will see car inspections and repairs carried out around the clock.

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