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METRO Magazine - November/December 2009
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In this Issue:
FEATURES
Rail Transit
Dallas, Portland and Seattle Launch Light Rail
This past summer saw three new light rail lines open with significant community support, each city had successful rollouts, greater ridership than originally anticipated and voters are asking for more.
MotorCoach
How to Maximize Your Coach Insurance Options
Ongoing research, communication and safety are crucial to finding and maintaining a sound insurance policy. Many coach operators are also taking on more risk and control with captive insurance.
Bus Transit
Bringing Bus Fire Incidents to the Forefront
Because there is no centralized database to record the number of bus fires annually in the U.S., many incidents go unreported and the transit industry misses an opportunity to create best practices and preventive measures.
Railcar Manufacturers
Builders of passenger railcars.
Transit
Financial Crisis Tightened Transit Funding, Credit
On the verge of receiving ARRA funding, many agencies were either left scrambling to stretch funds using ‘creative financing’ or playing it more conservative. A report calls for increased fed funding to help circumvent money woes.
Executive Dialogue
Omnitrans Chief Reflects on Industry Change, Success Having entered the transit industry by chance in 1971, Druand Rall most recently served as CEO/GM of the San Bernardino, Calif.,-based system for 16 years; a position which he will leave in December
METRO
spoke to Rall about his career and perspective on public transportation.
Equipment
Diverse Vehicle Lift Designs Fit Variety of Needs
Significant technological improvements have reduced the negative environmental impact of in-ground lifts. Types of lift designs available include multi-post runway. Mobile parallelogram scissor, in-ground and surface and surface-mounted
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