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The Chicago Transit Authority has been in-service testing 10 5000-Series railcar prototypes, manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, for the past year. Final designs of the new railcars will feature onboard video surveillance, aisle-facing seating and AC propulsion.
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Maintenance and construction projects can present quite the conundrum for transportation organizations with rail operations: shut down a major portion or entire line in one shot to get the work done while offering substitute service for riders? Work overnights and weekends for long stretches of time? One solution to the maintenance/construction puzzle is the “blitz” — a balancing act between productivity and customer inconvenience.
Read More →Transit systems planning rail lines, such as Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation and California’s Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit, are working with their communities to preserve trees in the paths of proposed routes.
Read More →Last year, Philadelphia's Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) reached a five-year, $5 million agreement with AT&T for the naming rights to one of its busiest stations near the city's professional baseball and hockey stadiums.
Read More →The easing of the fiscal crisis has produced a situation where many deferred or stretched-out projects are now scheduled for service openings in the next two years.
Read More →Commuters who paid for passes this winter and either got no service or disruptive services during snowstorms had said they should be fully compensated, but Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack said full reimbursement would have been too expensive.
Read More →The new system will be equipped with high-performance, multiple-unit electric trains that operate from overhead catenary.
Read More →The company has worked with OCTA in the past to provide design services for the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo to San Juan Capistrano passing siding project and the Kraemer Boulevard railroad grade separation project.
Read More →The fixed-route and paratransit service improvements are part of TheRide’s Five-Year Transportation Improvement Program approved by voters and continues TheRide’s promise to create more ways for citizens to connect with jobs, school, appointments, shopping, and family and friends.
Read More →Thomas Grassi's experience included leading the reconstruction and restoration of the World Trade Center’s transit facilities immediately following 9/11.
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