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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 19, 2022

LANTA Marks Golden Anniversary

To mark the event, LANTA unveiled a fully restored 1972 General Motors bus that served the agency's fleet at its inception 50 years ago.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2020

MARTA's Chief Dunham announces her retirement

In May of 2006, she made history with her appointment to Chief of Police/Assistant GM at MARTA, the country’s ninth largest transit agency.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2020

GM partners to mass produce critical care ventilators

Across all manufacturers, there is a global backorder of critical care ventilators capable of supporting patients fighting COVID-19.

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Newsby StaffJuly 16, 2019

New Flyer names new VP, quality and continuous improvement

James Pastor will have oversight across all New Flyer business operations.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2019

Indiana's Citilink names new GM

Maurice (Reese) Pearl succeeds Ken Housden, who retired, and interim John Haenftling.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

Transdev promotes Augustine, names new GM for New Orleans contract

Daryll Simpson was approved by the board as the agency's new GM, whiel Augustine will transition to sr. VP, infrastructure and supply chain.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 22, 2018

Metra looks to purchase 21 used locomotives

The F59PHIs, which were built by the Electro-Motive Division of GM in 1998 and have been rehabbed within the last five years, have similar parts and operating characteristics to Metra’s existing fleet of EMD F40s, some of which are 35 years old and are in need of overhaul.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2017

Exec. with deep turnaround experience named MBTA GM/CEO

Luis Manuel Ramírez, who most recently has run his own strategic and turnaround business consulting firm, will succeed Interim GM Steve Poftak on September 12.

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Newsby StaffJuly 27, 2017

Laketran promotes Capelle to GM post

Ben Capelle will succeed Ray Jurkowski, who announced his retirement earlier this year and has served Laketran as GM since 2003.

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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2017

Laketran GM honored by state association for 'Transit Excellence'

Jurkowski was honored for his dedicated 43-year career in public transportation that started in Westchester County, N.Y., leading him to work in Philadelphia and St. Louis, before serving Lake County as the GM of Laketran in 2003.

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