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Greenleaf/Taylor Introduce Transit Funding Bills; Paul Levy to Lead saveTransit Coalition

June 14, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

Pennsylvania State Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf (R-12) has introduced legislation that would help provide dedicated and predictable funding for public transit agencies throughout Pennsylvania.

MARTA Passes ’05 Budget, No Rail Cuts

June 12, 2004 Todd DeFeo

MARTA’s rail operations are safe – for now, at least.

MARTA Police Arrest Man Suspected of Assault

June 10, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

MARTA police today arrested a 42-year-old man, charging him with assaulting a four people, including a “high-ranking military official” on a train at the Airport Station and an elderly woman, officials said.

Metro Board Adopts FY05 Budget

June 9, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority directors this week adopted a balanced $2.9 billion budget for Fiscal year 2004-05.

Long Island Rail Road Names MRO Software for Management of Track, Signals, Stations and Rolling Stock

June 8, 2004 Special to Railfanning.org

Long Island Rail Road has selected MRO Software, a leading provider of strategic asset management solutions to implement a range of assets including right-of-way assets, rolling stock, non-revenue fleet and IT equipment.

MTA Rolls Out Subway Centennial Map Subway History

June 8, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

The MTA is putting a little history back into its subway maps.

MARTA Contributes Officers for G8 Summit

June 8, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

Joining a collection of police agencies from across the state, 20 officers from the MARTA Police Department have been redeployed to serve at the G8 Summit on Sea Island.

SEPTA to Receive Additional Security Funding

June 3, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

SEPTA has received about $1 million in federal homeland security funds to be used to increase security on the commuter rail system.

Port Authority to Open Stage II Light Rail Transit Project

June 3, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

The modernization of Port Authority’s T light rail transit system reached a major milestone Wednesday, June 2, 2004, when the first new light rail vehicles (LRVs) in 19 years begin revenue service over the new Overbrook Line.

Suspicious Device Placed in SEPTA Yard by Employee

May 24, 2004 Railfanning.org News Wire

An “electronic motion detector” discovered May 5 in SEPTA’s Powelton Rail Yard was placed there by an employee for personal use, the railroad and the FBI said in a joint statement.