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Monday, August 1, 2016

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Brazil cuts ribbon on Rio subway crucial for Olympics

Brazilian officials celebrated the completion of a much-delayed $3 billion subway expansion in Rio de Janeiro, holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday just days before the Summer Olympics are set to kick off. USA Today [7-30]>> Photo by Li Ming / Xinhua

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Key MBTA maintenance positions go unfilled

With its aging trains and decaying tracks, the MBTA has plenty of maintenance needs, but plenty of unfilled jobs in its maintenance department. Half of the top jobs in the engineering and maintenance department are open. Boston Globe [7-31]>> Photo by Steven Senne / AP

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Groups opposing BRT project appeal to Utah Supreme Court

Groups contending that Provo and Orem illegally rejected voter referendums that sought to block a controversial Utah Transportation Authority BRT project appealed Friday directly to the Utah Supreme Court. Salt Lake Tribune [7-29]>> Photo by Trent Nelson / The Tribune

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Featured Job Listings

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Executive Director, Transportation
TriMet, Portland, Ore.

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Specialized Transportation Manager
Pierce Transit, Lakewood, Wash.

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Fleet Manager
Agency for Community Transit, Granite City, Ill.

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Field Supervisor - Rural
Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, Bend, Ore.

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Rail Systems Project Manager
North County Transit District, Oceanside, Calif.

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Vehicle Maintenance Technician
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Engineer-Conductor
Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit, Santa Rosa, Calif.

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Director, Rail Station & Train Operations
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

MACS Ops Performance Analyst
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

Paralegal (HR, FOIA & Real Estate)

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

ROCS Application Systems Specialist
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

Senior MMMS Application Systems Specialist - Asset Management Systems
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

Supervisor - Computer Operations

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

Supervisor, Training Data Analysis & Instructional Design
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

Sourcing and Recruiting Coordinator

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

Small Engine Mechanic D

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

Director, OCC (Bus Transportation)
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

Bus Maintenance Supervisor
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

Quality Mission Assurance Officer
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

Quality Mission Assurance Inspector

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

Equipment Operator D, Office of Track and Structures
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

Sr. Financial Systems Analyst - Asset Management
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C.

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Transit Bus Engine Cooling System - Nashville MTA, Nashville, Tenn.

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14 to 65 Low Floor, Medium Duty, CNG Para-Transit Buses - Blue Water Area Transit, Port Huron, Mich.

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Perimeter Security Fence & Gate - Greater Peoria Mass Transit District, Peoria, Ill.

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Public Address System Upgrade - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta

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Purchase and Implementation of Business Management System - VIA Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio

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Deviated Route / Demand-Response Transit Service

- City of DeKalb, Ill.

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Operation and Maintenance of the Light Rail Transit Red Line Project - NTA - Metropolitan Mass Transit System Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel

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