LA transit agency tentatively agrees to award $300 million to Italian light rail manufacturerSeptember 24th, 2009 LA transit officials tentatively OK rail car dealLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority board has tentatively agreed to award a contract to an Italian firm to make 100 light-rail cars. The members voted 8-3 on Thursday to enter into a $300 million deal with AnsaldoBreda (ahn-SAL'-doh-BREH'-dah) if the company meets several conditions in 30 days.
Manslaughter indictment added to charges against Phoenix man accused in hit-and-run deathAugust 25th, 2009 Arizona man indicted on manslaughter chargePHOENIX — Authorities say a Phoenix man accused of using the Cash for Clunkers program to ditch his BMW after a fatal hit-and-run crash has been indicted on a manslaughter charge. Maricopa County prosecutors say 23-year-old Timothy Kissida remained in custody Monday on $250,000 bond.
Man accused of using clunkers program to ditch hit-and-run BMW before he was arrestedAugust 20th, 2009 Police: Clunkers program used to ditch hit-run carPHOENIX — A man accused of using the Cash for Clunkers program to ditch his BMW after a fatal hit-and-run crash is due in a Phoenix court on Thursday. Prosecutors have charged 23-year-old Phoenix resident Timothy M.
Phoenix police say baby, toddler have been kidnapped by armed gunman who forcibly entered homeAugust 18th, 2009 Phoenix cops: Baby, toddler kidnapped at gunpointPHOENIX — Police in Phoenix say armed gunman burst into a home early Tuesday and kidnapped a 2-year-old boy and 11-month-old girl. Police Sgt. Andy Hill says a witness heard the four men yelling outside the west Phoenix home that they were the police.
Lowe's Cos. 2nd-quarter net income falls 19 percent; chain to scale back expansion plansAugust 17th, 2009 Lowe's 2Q profit falls; reduces expansion plansMOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowe's Cos.
ON Semiconductor posts 2Q loss on lower revenue, charges but numbers top analysts' estimatesAugust 6th, 2009 ON Semiconductor posts 2Q loss as revenue fallsPHOENIX — Chip maker ON Semiconductor Corp. reported a loss for the second quarter after booking restructuring and other charges as revenue fell.
NTSB: No mechanical failures found in light-rail accident that injured dozens in San FranciscoJuly 22nd, 2009 NTSB: Human error eyed as cause of SF train crashSAN FRANCISCO — Federal investigators say they are focusing on human error as the cause of a light-rail train crash in San Francisco that injured dozens of people after finding no indication of mechanical or systems failures. The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday the operator of the San Francisco Municipal Railway train in Saturday's collision told investigators he blacked out before the crash.
Several people injured when San Francisco light-rail trains collideJuly 19th, 2009 Several injured in San Francisco light-rail crashSAN FRANCISCO — Several people are injured after two light-rail trains collided in San Francisco. Judson True, a spokesman for the city's Muni service, says the crash occurred just before 3 p.m.
Trains roll on Seattle light rail line, planning for up to 50,000 first-day ridersJuly 18th, 2009 Trains roll on Seattle light rail lineSEATTLE — Thousands of people enjoyed free rides Saturday on the first day of service for Seattle's new light rail line. After more than four decades of political wrangling and financial struggles that ran transit rail plans for Seattle off the tracks, trains are finally running.
Trains set to roll on Seattle light rail line, planning for up to 50,000 first-day ridersJuly 18th, 2009 Seattle light rail line debutsSEATTLE — A new light rail line is set to debut in Seattle. The 13.9-mile Link route between downtown Seattle and the south Seattle suburb of Tukwila opens Saturday.
India Inc welcomes 'forward looking' rail budgetJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Terming the railway budget for 2009-10 as "progressive and forward looking", a "pleased" India Inc Friday welcomed Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee's proposals to undertake developmental and capacity expansion projects without touching the fares. "The railway budget 2009-10 is clearly a progressive and a forward looking budget," the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said in a statement released hours after the minister presented the budget in the Lok Sabha.
Bombardier bags world's biggest streetcar dealJuly 1st, 2009 TORONTO - Canada's Bombardier, which is the third largest civilian aircraft maker and global leader in rail transportation, Tuesday announced the world's biggest sale of rail streetcars. The Montreal-based Bombardier, which supplies coaches to Delhi Metro, said it has signed a contract worth $851 million to supply 204 state-of-the-art streetcars to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).
Groundbreaking set to launch $8.7B trans-Hudson tunnel; largest US transportation projectJune 7th, 2009 Work set to begin on $8.7B trans-Hudson tunnelNORTH BERGEN, N.J. — New Jersey officials are set to sink the first shovel into the nation's largest transportation project, another tunnel linking the state to New York City.
InVentiv Health says profit decreased 2 percent as communications revenue fell 20 percentMay 8th, 2009 InVentiv 1Q profit slips on communications revenueSOMERSET, N.J. — InVentiv Health Inc., which provides services for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, said Friday its profit slipped 2 percent in the first quarter due to falling demand for its communications business.
Ford India looking at export markets to plan expansionFebruary 21st, 2009 CHENNAI - Car manufacturer Ford India that plans to roll out a small car on an outlay of $500 million, is currently studying overseas markets to finalise its engine and transmissions capacity expansion plans. 'We are working on the demand estimates of our export markets in the Asia Pacific and African regions.
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