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The MTA Board recently approved the purchase of 535 state-of-the-art, next-generation R211 subway cars. Prior to the approval, NYC Transit presented prototypes of the new cars at 34 Street -Hudson Yards to seek customer feedback, as well as introduce the future of the New York City subway to the public.
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Accident rate is the equivalent of a car driver going an average of six years between accidents — while managing 40-to-60-foot-long vehicles, constantly pulling into and out of stops, operating on congested streets, and taking care of customers inside the bus.
Read More →Last year was one of the worst on record as far as accidents and casualties for the motorcoach industry, which in the past has typically been one of the safest modes of transportation. If you take the amount of trips taken and compare that with the number of accidents, we’re talking pretty small potatoes; however, anybody in the industry will tell you one fatality is enough.
Read More →February 4 marks Transit Equity Day, a celebration of Rosa Parks who played a key role in the civil rights movement 70 years ago, which eventually lead to the desegregation of public transportation.
Read More →Relatively new to the transportation business, METRO Magazine's Operator of the Year award winner, Todd Holland, president of the Denver-based operation, has become well-known for his innovative thinking and organizing skills, which he used to found the Motorcoach Council.
Read More →Governor wants to shift $1 billion of transit funding to the general fund
Read More →The 40-foot buses, manufactured by New Flyer of America, are powered by an advanced parallel hybrid-electric powertrain.
Read More →Check out images of different mobile payment apps and new payment tech products.
Read More →New organization could eventually take control of MARTA.
Read More →The system, which will be called VelociRFTA, will be officially put into service in the fall of 2013.
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