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Posted by blue streak 1 on Friday, May 20, 2011 5:36 AM

Atlanta's MARTA ordered 4 Siemens S-70 street cars for September 2012 delivery and early 2013 service

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, May 16, 2011 10:45 PM

Seattle: Sound transit today dedicated a TBM for boring from University of Washington to Capitol Hill. The TBM will start this week with a 21 ft bore. Another TBM is being built to go from Capitol Hill to downtown Seattle. 2nd machine is different kind of TBM due to differences in type of soil and rock it will bore thru. 2nd start date has not been announced.

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