Mass Transit

Amtrak and California Partner in Pursuit of New High-Speed Train Sets

Amtrak and the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) are joining forces in the search for proven high-speed rail (HSR) train sets currently being manufactured and in commercial service that are capable of operating safely at speeds up to 220 mph...

Press Release • January 18th, 2013

Trombley Named SVP at Parsons

Parsons is pleased to announce that Gina Trombley has joined the firm as a Senior Vice President of Mining and International Rail Infrastructure.

Press Release • January 18th, 2013

New Flyer Names New Regional Sales Manager

New Flyer Industries Inc. recently announced the appointment of John Andrews as regional sales manager for the eastern U.S. Region.

Press Release • January 18th, 2013

Stanislaus County Exercises Option to Purchase Three 40-foot Xcelsior Buses

New Flyer Industries Inc. announced Thursday that Stanislaus County Public Works in Modesto, Calif., has approved the purchase of three compressed natural gas (CNG) 40-foot heavy-duty buses.

Press Release • January 18th, 2013

Maryland Transit Administrator Exercises Option to Purchase Ten 60-foot Xcelsior Articulated Buses

New Flyer Industries Inc. announced Thursday that Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has approved the purchase of 10 Xcelsior diesel-electric hybrid 60-foot heavy-duty buses.

Press Release • January 18th, 2013

Grand Central Terminal Centennial Celebration Kicks Off Feb 1

Full 2013 calendar of centennial activities released for centennial celebration.

Press Release • January 18th, 2013

Tampa Receives Federal Grant for Transit Employment Training

Tampa was awarded $234,281 from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Innovative Transit Workforce Development Program to implement "Meeting Today's and Tomorrow's Job Needs in Mass Transit," a recruitment and training partnership between the...

Press Release • January 18th, 2013

Init Sponsors Professorship at University of Karlsruhe in Germany

Init is sponsoring a professorship at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany for the upcoming Winter semester.

Press Release • January 18th, 2013

Jean-Pierre Baracat Appointed New President of Nova Bus

Nova Bus is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean-Pierre Baracat as President of Nova Bus, effective immediately. He will report to Stefan Tilk, Senior Vice President, Volvo Bus and President, Americas.

Press Release • January 17th, 2013

Williams Hybrid Power and Alstom Cooperate to Develop Flywheel Energy Storage Technology for Citadis

Today Williams Hybrid Power — a division of the Williams group of companies that includes the Williams F1 Team — and Alstom Transport have signed an agreement that will see Williams Hybrid Power’s energy storage technology applied to Alstom’s...

Press Release • January 17th, 2013

Astronaut and Scientist Mae Jemison to Address Women in Transportation

Mae Jemison, the first black woman to go into space and NASA’s first science mission specialist, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the 2013 annual conference of WTS International, the association for the professional advancement of women...

Press Release • January 15th, 2013

Winterbottom Selected OCTA Chairman

Vice Chairman Greg Winterbottom was unanimously selected as the new chairman of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors.

Press Release • January 14th, 2013

Study Finds Preventative Maintenance and Safety Remain Top Focus of Transit Authorities and Fleet Operators

A new industry wide market research study of fleet operators and transit authorities conducted by Stertil-Koni found that the three top elements cited as very important to fleet maintenance operations in the U.S. and Canada are safety, controlling...

Press Release • January 14th, 2013

CA: Tony Mendoza Named Senior Supervising Planner for Parsons Brinckerhoff

Tony Mendoza has been named a senior supervising planner in the Los Angeles office of Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global infrastructure strategic consulting, engineering and program/construction management organization.

Press Release • January 10th, 2013

Terry Marcellus Joins Parsons Brinckerhoff

Terry Marcellus has been named a senior commercial specialist in the Sacramento office of Parsons Brinckerhoff.

Press Release • January 10th, 2013

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