June 2014

June 2014
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Joel Keller, board president, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Joel Keller, board president, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Joel Keller, board president, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Joel Keller, board president, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Joel Keller, board president, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Rail

Best Practices: Garnering Input on Railcar Design

June 11, 2014
Two agencies share how they have worked with the communities they serve to design their railcars.
Mass Transit/Leah Harnack
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Bus

Transit is on a Roll

June 10, 2014
Technology advances make transit more convenient and attractive to riders.
Bus

Easy Access: Airport Connection

June 10, 2014
STM’s 747 bus route to and from the airport has its own unique qualities that make it more than a standard fixed-route service.
RTD
DOT also is providing $1 billion in FTA Capital Investment (New Starts) grant funding and a TIFIA loan of up to $280 million for the Eagle commuter rail project, which includes construction of two new rail lines that will serve Denver Union Station and are expected to open in 2016.
DOT also is providing $1 billion in FTA Capital Investment (New Starts) grant funding and a TIFIA loan of up to $280 million for the Eagle commuter rail project, which includes construction of two new rail lines that will serve Denver Union Station and are expected to open in 2016.
DOT also is providing $1 billion in FTA Capital Investment (New Starts) grant funding and a TIFIA loan of up to $280 million for the Eagle commuter rail project, which includes construction of two new rail lines that will serve Denver Union Station and are expected to open in 2016.
DOT also is providing $1 billion in FTA Capital Investment (New Starts) grant funding and a TIFIA loan of up to $280 million for the Eagle commuter rail project, which includes construction of two new rail lines that will serve Denver Union Station and are expected to open in 2016.
DOT also is providing $1 billion in FTA Capital Investment (New Starts) grant funding and a TIFIA loan of up to $280 million for the Eagle commuter rail project, which includes construction of two new rail lines that will serve Denver Union Station and are expected to open in 2016.
Rail

Industry News - June 2014

June 10, 2014
USDOT Celebrates Grand Opening of Denver Union StationThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administrator Joe Szabo May 9 celebrated the grand opening of Denver...
HDR Inc.
Rendering of the Kansas City Streetcar.
Rendering of the Kansas City Streetcar.
Rendering of the Kansas City Streetcar.
Rendering of the Kansas City Streetcar.
Rendering of the Kansas City Streetcar.
Rail

Understanding Development around Rail Transit Stations

June 10, 2014
The potential for transit to catalyze or support economic development around rail transit stations is often a motivating factor encouraging communities to expand an existing system...

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Nova Bus
Components for buses used in U.S. and Canadian transit agencies are subject to extensive regulations.
Components for buses used in U.S. and Canadian transit agencies are subject to extensive regulations.
Components for buses used in U.S. and Canadian transit agencies are subject to extensive regulations.
Components for buses used in U.S. and Canadian transit agencies are subject to extensive regulations.
Components for buses used in U.S. and Canadian transit agencies are subject to extensive regulations.
Bus

Running Through Regulation

June 10, 2014
When it comes to challenges in running, planning, operating and even supplying transit systems, one common topic follows each step — regulations.U.S. and Canadian transit systems...
Siemens
Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) installed in new Siemens-built Amtrak electric locomotives
Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) installed in new Siemens-built Amtrak electric locomotives
Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) installed in new Siemens-built Amtrak electric locomotives
Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) installed in new Siemens-built Amtrak electric locomotives
Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) installed in new Siemens-built Amtrak electric locomotives
Rail

PTC: Positively Troubling Concerns

June 10, 2014
When a speeding Metro-North Railroad train on the Hudson Line derailed and killed four people in the Bronx on Dec. 1, 2013, it resurrected the Spector of the fatal 2005 Metrolink...
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June People in the News

June 10, 2014
Lorraine Brown has joined the South Bend Public Transportation Corp. (Transpo) as an operations supervisor. She began her career with Metro Transit in Kalamazoo, Mich., as an ...
Bombardier
The STM has ordered 468 of the new-generation cars, with deliveries expected to continue until 2018. They include a series of features that will offer passengers greater comfort, a greater sense of safety, better access, and optimal performance.
The STM has ordered 468 of the new-generation cars, with deliveries expected to continue until 2018. They include a series of features that will offer passengers greater comfort, a greater sense of safety, better access, and optimal performance.
The STM has ordered 468 of the new-generation cars, with deliveries expected to continue until 2018. They include a series of features that will offer passengers greater comfort, a greater sense of safety, better access, and optimal performance.
The STM has ordered 468 of the new-generation cars, with deliveries expected to continue until 2018. They include a series of features that will offer passengers greater comfort, a greater sense of safety, better access, and optimal performance.
The STM has ordered 468 of the new-generation cars, with deliveries expected to continue until 2018. They include a series of features that will offer passengers greater comfort, a greater sense of safety, better access, and optimal performance.
Rail

STM: From the Ice Age to World-Class Service

June 9, 2014
Montreal will have gone from operating one of the oldest systems in the world to one with the some of the most advanced technologies within a span of just a few years.