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business briefs manufactured of-wire capable streetcar to be delivered to a U.S. public transit agency. KEOLIS WINS LAS VEGAS CONTRACT The Las Vegas Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada awarded Keolis Transit America a five-year contract to operate selected fixed-route bus service routes. The five-year contract, with two two-year options and a oneyear option, is one of two management contracts for the transit system. EDMONTON TO ADD NEW FLYERS Edmonton Transit approved the purchase of nine Xcelsior diesel 40-foot heavy- duty buses from New Flyer Industries Inc. The nine buses are anticipated to begin production in the second quarter of 2013 and will be completely manufactured and assembled at New Flyer of America's St. Cloud, Minn. manufacturing facility. COACH USA ADDS 51 MCIS Coach USA announced it is adding 20 MCI J4500 and 31 D4505 coaches across the fleets of three subsidiaries. Ohiobased Lakefront Lines is taking delivery of 10 J4500s and Van Galder Bus Co. will receive the other 10 J4500s, while the 31 D4505s will go to Short Line of Mahwah, N.J. All of Coach USA's new MCI models come equipped with three-point passenger seat belts, wheelchair lifts, WiFi, 110-volt and power outlets, GPS and Saucon Asset Tracking systems. SIEMENS TO LOCALIZE DRIVE SYSTEM MANUFACTURING Siemens localized production of its ELFA hybrid traction electric-drive systems to its manufacturing plant located in Alpharetta, Ga., a move that allows a quicker response to the production and service needs of its customers in North America, as well as meeting "Buy America" compliance. N.Y. MTA TAPS CUBIC The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) awarded Cubic Transportation Systems a contract for nearly $27 million to build and integrate the bus hardware system for MTA Bus Time, the authority's customer information system for bus location and arrival times that will be accessible to riders using an Internet browser-based map, a mobile phone-based application and a text message-based service. Air Conditioning Electric Discover electric HVAC hermetic electric scroll compressor/s ʓ a.c. motors ʓ self-contained refrigerant loops ʓgenerator or hybrid bus power :<;9(2*VYWVYH[PVU , [O(]L*VTTLYJL*P[`*6 4HPU ^^^Z\[YHR\ZHJVTPUMV'Z\[YHR\ZHJVT 86 < mETRO mAGAZINE MAY 2013 metro-magazine.com