October 2011

Troubles continue for Sacramento Airport people-mover

October 31, 2011

For the third time this month, one of the new automated people-movers at Sacramento International Airport (CA) was shut down for repairs.

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Thieves use online info to steal metal from railroads

October 31, 2011

According to British Transport Police, savvy criminals are using online information to plot thefts of metal cable from railroads.

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MTA will review ticket-refund fees

October 31, 2011

The MTA will refund ticket cancellation charges to about 300 passengers who returned tickets after a lightning strike knocked out LIRR service last month.

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Why you should care about near field communications

October 28, 2011

The new partnership between NJ TRANSIT and Google Wallet has the potential to change the way people travel and shop, according to a post in Tnooz.

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BART delays decision on cell phone policy

October 28, 2011

BART directors did not take action on guidelines for interrupting cell phone service as expected, but instead directed staff to revise the draft policy.

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London Underground says tech can improve efficiency

October 27, 2011

A confidential report from Transport for London (UK) says that tech improvements can allow the agency to reducing staffing by 15% and save £1.8 billion.

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Social media is changing the face of transit

October 27, 2011

In Greater Greater Washington, Matt Johnson summarizes some of the conversations about transit and social media from the Rail~Volution conference.

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NYC uses taxi video monitors to survey riders

October 27, 2011

The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission is using backseat monitors to survey taxi passengers about their trip and their driver.

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MBTA starts work on wind turbine

October 26, 2011

Massachusetts state and local officials held a ground-breaking ceremony today for a wind turbine program at the Kingston Layover Facility.

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NYC subway riders love their countdown clocks

October 26, 2011

According to a new survey, NYC subway riders at stations with countdown clocks rated service higher than at stations without real-time information.

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