This weekend UTA debuted the new light rail vehicles that will be used on the Mid-Jordan TRAX line. They are curerntly being tested on the newly completed portion of the line inDaybreak. They are expected to enter full service when the TRAX line is completed next year. The new vehicles provide easier access with “low floors for platform-level boarding and doorways with deployable boarding ramps” (Progressive Railroading).

At the event held last Friday, more than 200 people were able to test ride the new S70 light rail vehicles. UTA has order 77 of the new vehicles for the four new TRAX lines that are being built. These lines will provide transportation for the Airport, Draper, West Valley, and the Mid-Jordan area.

The Mid-Jordan TRAX line

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This weekend UTA debuted the new light rail vehicles that will be used on the Mid-Jordan TRAX line. They are curerntly being tested on the newly completed portion of the line in Daybreak. They are expected to enter full service when the TRAX line is completed next year. The new vehicles provide easier access with "low floors for platform-level boarding and doorways with deployable boarding ramps" (Progressive Railroading).

At the event held last Friday, more than 200 people were able to test ride the new S70 light rail vehicles. UTA has order 77 of the new vehicles for the four new TRAX lines that are being built. These lines will provide transportation for the Airport, Draper, West Valley, and the Mid-Jordan area.

The Mid-Jordan TRAX line

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--UPDATE-- As discussed by Dana Allenthis has passed the Senate but is not law yet. "While the Senate voted to accept the amendment...the Senate has not yet voted on the amended bill itself, which deals with a range of issues from extending unemployment benefits to Medicare funding." (Inman News, June, 2010).

Good news for home buyers already under contract.

The Associated Press just released information that the Senate has approved an extension of the tax credit. However, this extension only helps those already under contract.

We've been scrambling trying to get everyone who is under contract closed by the June 30th deadline. Apparently we are not the only ones. Apparently there is an estimated 180,000 homebuyers currently under contract that

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