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Bombardier awarded Italian contract for high-speed trains

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:22:57 +0000

Bombardier Transportation has signed a contract with Trenitalia (Italian Railways) for the delivery of 50 very high speed trainsets V300ZEFIRO, a model of the BOMBARDIER ZEFIRO high speed trains family.

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Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:30:04 +0000

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Amtrak to purchase 130 new railcars

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:53:17 +0000

Amtrak is implementing the first step in a long-term, comprehensive fleet renewal plan with the purchase of 130 new single-level railcars to support its long-distance train services.

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Alstom unveils new high-speed train model

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:07:47 +0000

Alstom unveiled a new model of its Very High Speed train at the international railway exhibition EXPO Ferroviaria in Turin, Italy. The new platform is added to an already extensive portfolio, ranging from the tilting High Speed trains Pendolino, to the Very High Speed trains Duplex and AGV.

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Ottawa puts hefty price tag on vehicle emissions

Tue, 25 May 2010 05:25:48 +0000

Says auto makers, fuel suppliers, motorists face almost $13-billion in added costs from regulations for 2011 to 2016 model years

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Ottawa puts price tag on vehicle emission laws

Mon, 24 May 2010 18:25:48 +0000

Says auto makers, fuel suppliers, motorists face almost $13-billion in added costs from regulations for 2011 to 2016 model years

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Our Towns Business Profile: World Wide Hobbies

Wed, 12 May 2010 17:32:54 +0000

World Wide Hobbies 116 South Haskell Avenue Willcox (520) 384-3197 Hours of Operation: Monday and Tuesday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to Noon Closed Sunday A 1970 Willcox High School graduate, Kevin Pollard moved to Willcox when he was in the second grade, living here "almost all my life."

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Satellite Feed (New York Times)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:02:33 +0000

The pleasures of farm TV.

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Blog – RFID Data Reveals London’s Polycentric Pattern of Commuting (Technology Review)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:05:27 +0000

Data from London's commuters reveals travel patterns in unprecedented detail. It also raises privacy fears. Since 2003, some 10 million RFID cards have been issued to commuters using the London transport network. The cards are precharged with credit which is then used to pay for journeys on buses and trains.

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Stalled Trains (New York Magazine)

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:03:08 +0000

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is not worth running down a flight of subway-station stairs for. And Woodys latest