Mass Transit

Senate Panel Approves $100 million for High Performance Passenger Rail

On Tuesday, April 17, 2012, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) approved a $53.4 billion appropriations bill funding investments in the nation's roads, bridges, rail and...

Press Release • April 18th, 2012

Metrolinx Opts for INIT System to Equip Multi-modal Fleet

GO Transit, a division of Metrolinx, located in Toronto, Ontario has chosen INIT to deploy a new fleet management system for 424 GO Busses, 47 GO Rail cars and 50 non-revenue vehicles.

Press Release • April 17th, 2012

Amtrak Earns TSA Recognition for Security

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is recognizing Amtrak today as one of 17 rail and mass transit agencies from across the nation that earned TSA's highest rating of "Gold Standard" on the agency's most recent Baseline Assessment for...

Press Release • April 17th, 2012

Bombardier Partners with Atlanta to Improve Track Worker Protection with TrackSafe Technology

U.S. Federal Transit Administration approves the Bombardier/Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority demonstration project to enhance the safety of rail transit works a the track side.

Press Release • April 17th, 2012

BART Recruitment Attracts More Than 700 Applications for Police Officer Trainee

BART attracted more than 700 applications for its most recent Police Officer recruitment, confirming that enforcing transit safety and security is a popluar career.

Press Release • April 17th, 2012

SFMTA Shares 1906 Earthquake Images Online

SFMTA Photo Archive site and Historypin.com to feature previously unpublished images of San Francisco history

Press Release • April 17th, 2012

U.S. Clean Diesel Auto Sales Increase 35 Percent in 1st Quarter of 2012

The U.S. sales of clean diesel autos increased 39.6 percent in March 2012 over March 2011, 42.9 percent in February, and 21.2 percent in January.

Press Release • April 17th, 2012

Proterra Continues to Grow, Expands Manufacturing Facility

With the expansion, Proterra is now capable of producing up to 400 buses per year with room for further expansion into the 220,000 square-foot facility.