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▶ Alstom has been awarded a contract
worth more than $140 million by the Los
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority to perform the midlife
overhaul of 52 P2000 light rail vehicles
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▶ The Sacramento Area Council of
Governments launched Connect Card,
a region-wide fare collection system
implemented by INIT Innovations in
Transportation Inc.
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▶ Tulsa Transit is partnering with Voith
Turbo’s DIWA.6 automatic transmission
to reduce NOx emissions and increase
fuel savings.
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▶ Keolis created Keolis Santé through a
partnership with Intégral and Douillard,
the two leading networks for medical
transport in France.
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▶ The Valley Metro Rail Board approved
Kiewit as the construction manager at-risk
for the South Central Light Rail Extension.
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▶ The Valley Metro Rail board awarded
Siemens Industry a contract for manufacture
of 11 S70 light rail vehicles and
Brookville Equipment Corp. a contract
for manufacture of six off -wire-capable,
battery-propulsion streetcar vehicles.
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▶ Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrifi cation
(WAVE) announced its wireless power
transfer technology is now providing
in-route charging for electric-powered
buses at Sgt. Steve Owen Memorial Park
and Palmdale Transportation Center in
Lancaster, California.
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▶ Sound Transit’s newest light rail facility,
the Angle Lake Station, has earned Leadership
Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) Gold certifi cation from the U.S.
Green Building Council.
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▶ Seon announced the launch of its
new line of high-defi nition hybrid video
surveillance systems which are specifi cally
designed for fl eets that want multiple
high-defi nition views inside and outside
the vehicle.
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▶ EMBARK awarded a contract with
Herzog Transit Services Inc. for the startup,
operation and maintenance of the
Oklahoma City Streetcar.
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▶ The Utah Transit Authority took delivery
of the fi rst of 25 New Flyer Xcelsior 60-foot
articulated buses designed to be used on
the Provo/Orem Bus Rapid Transit route.
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▶ Charlotte Area Transit System recently
placed an order with Creative Bus Sales
for 19 Ford Spirit of Independence buses
manufactured by ARBOC Specialty
Vehicles LLC.
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▶ Delaware Transit Corp. announced
the launch of a new mobile payment
app through Token Transit for its Beach
Bus Services.
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▶ Vix Technology has been selected
by three city partners in the Edmonton
metropolitan region to implement a new
advanced regional smart fare solution.
MassTransitmag.com/12349609
Mary Modelski Paula Novacek Mike James Trischelle Baysden Jennifer Kalczuk
Valley Metro
Valley Metro announced
Mary Modelski as
internal auditor.
Modelski will report
to the CEO and board
of directors and be
responsible for developing
and directing Valley
Metro’s comprehensive
audit program in order
to evaluate internal
controls and support
management of business
risks. She has more than
18 years of experience
auditing diverse
businesses processes,
operational effi ciency and
eff ectiveness.
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com/12351958
Valley Metro
Valley Metro
announced Paula
Novacek as controller
to the agency’s
Finance Division.
Novacek will be
responsible for
managing the
accounting function
and developing fi nancial
processes, policies
and procedures,
internal controls and
performance measures
for the Finance Division.
She has more than 24
years in governmental
accounting and auditing
experience.
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com/12351958
City of Phoenix Public
Transit Department
Mike James joined the
city of Phoenix Public
Transit Department
as the city’s first BRT
administrator.
He has more than 20
years of transportation
experience and was
most recently managing
rail and transit corridors
in Seattle, which included
streetcar operations
and seven new bus rapid
transit corridors. James
has more than 20 years
of transportation
experience.
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com/12338189
Omnitrans
Omnitrans announced
Trischelle Baysden as
director of Rail.
Baysden brings 25 years
of experience in rail
operations and will lead
the rail department as
Omintrans prepares to
launch Arrow passenger
rail service in 2020,
connecting Redlands
and San Bernardino. Her
background includes
a broad spectrum of
knowledge, including
conducting, engineering,
dispatching,
scheduling and federal
compliance work.
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com/12347852
AlphaVu
AlphaVu announced
Jennifer Kalczuk as
vice president for
Client Relations.
Kalczuk was previously
with The Rapid in Grand
Rapids, Michigan,
for the past 18 years.
She is immediate past
chair of the American
Public Transportation
Association’s Marketing
& Communications
Committee and has
served on the APTA Board
of Directors. She has been
president of the Michigan
Public Transit Association
for the past four years.
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com/12344435