12/29/07

2900 Blueline buses to be phased out by June 2009
Hindu - Chennai,India
Standing up firmly to the charge by Leader of Opposition Jagdish Mukhi that Blueline buses had already taken 116 lives this year and yet the Delhi ...
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Blueline owner, contractor get bail
Hindu - Chennai,India
NEW DELHI: A court here on Friday granted bail to the contractor and owner of a Blueline bus which was involved in an accident killing seven persons in ...
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Polluted water, Blueline issues raised in House
Hindu - Chennai,India
Also speaking under Rule 280, BJP MLA from Saket Vijay Jolly demanded that urgent steps be taken to rein in the Blueline buses which had killed a large ...
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High Court seeks details of absconding driver, conductor
Hindu - Chennai,India
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked a Blueline bus operator to furnish details of the driver and the conductor if he wanted his bus to be ...
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Blueline crushes DPS student to death
Earthtimes - London,UK
Noida, Dec 26 - A Blueline bus crushed a Class XII student of Delhi Public School (DPS) to death here Wednesday evening, making him the 114th victim this ...
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Cops nab Blueline contractor
After more than two months, the Delhi police nabbed Nawab Khan, the bus operator and Manish Kakkar, the owner of the Blueline bus that mowed down seven people in Badarpur.
Mid-Day - Delhi City News - http://www.mid-day.com/news/delhi

Blueline contractor, owner get bail
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New Delhi:Nawab Khan, the contractor of the Blueline bus, which mowed down seven pedestrians nearly two months ago was granted bail by a city court Friday. Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Bansal while granting bail to Khan and the bus ...
Telugu Portal - http://www.teluguportal.net

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GDWarrington, 55, Transit Executive, Dies
New York Times - United States
The cause was pancreatic cancer, said a New Jersey Transit spokeswoman, Lynn Bowersox. During more than 30 years in public transportation, Mr. Warrington ...
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Waco Transit offering a safe alternative for New Year’s Eve partygoers
KCEN-TV - Eddy,TX,USA
As Central Texans gear up for New Year's Eve celebrations, Waco Transit announced Friday an initiative to cut down on drunk driving. ...
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Feds: NJ Transit train crew to blame for fatal accident
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
BRADLEY BEACH, NJ (AP) _ A train crew is to blame for a 2006 accident that killed a Neptune man, who was dragged as he got off an NJ Transit train at the ...
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Grand Opening Held For New Transit Line
NBC Sandiego.com - San Diego,CA,USA
Transit officials held an invitation-only grand opening preview of the transit line Friday afternoon. The Sprinter is a 22-mile light-rail system that will ...
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Carl M. Lehman: Rail transit would be good for SA
San Antonio Express - San Antonio,TX,USA
Of the nine cities in the United States with a population over 1 million, San Antonio is the only one without rail transit in service or being built. ...
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Ben Franklin Transit offering free shared taxi rides on New Year's Eve
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Kennewick,WA,USA
Ben Franklin Transit is offering free shared taxi rides to late-night revelers to get home. They can book a round trip to their destination and home again ...
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Amendments in ATTA for Pakistan: Afghanistan to give transit ...
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
By Sajid Chaudhry ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan would provide transit rights to Pakistan to export its products to Central Asian Republics (CARs) through land ...
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Eagle Team: NYC Transit's Anti-Graffiti Squad
Gothamist - NY,USA
The NYPD may have the anti-graffiti task force, but with many graffiti crimes perpetrated in the subway tunnels, the NYC Transit Authority has created its ...
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NJ Transit Sees Record Ridership
NJBIZ - New Brunswick,NJ,USA
The number of passengers on NJ Transit buses and trains reached a record high for the three months ended September 2007. Passengers took 64.4 million trips, ...
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Commentary: AC Transit Will Not Replace Parking Loss
Berkeley Daily Planet - Berkeley,CA,USA
By Sharon Hudson Regarding Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), it’s time for Charles Siegel to put up or shut up. For months Mr. Siegel has asserted without evidence ...
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Toll Roads, Trains, Taxes and Traffic: the Year in Austin Transit
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Ben Wear, staff,...
The year just ending was rich with compelling and telling transportation news: a legislative revolution against the Perry Way; final resolution (uh, maybe) of debate over a second wave of toll roads; a tumultuous year at Capital Metro, ...
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

GDWarrington, 55, Transit Executive, Dies
Mr. Warrington ushered in the Acela high-speed service when he headed Amtrak and double-decker cars when he was chief executive of New Jersey Transit.
Rootly: Latest news - http://www.rootly.com/

2008 Transit Fares
With the exception of all monthly passes - new transit fares will be in effect January 1, 2008.
Winnipeg.ca News Releases - http://winnipeg.ca/cao/corporate_communications.stm

Feds: NJ Transit train crew to blame for fatal accident
BRADLEY BEACH, NJ - A train crew is to blame for a 2006 accident that killed a Neptune man, who was dragged as he got off an NJ Transit train at the Bradley Beach station, according to a federal report.
- http://www.phillyburbs.com

Congress, president sign off on transit-related bills
12/28/2007.
Progressive Railroading.com News - http://www.progressiverailroading.com

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Train, bus services to Pakistan suspended
Hindu - Chennai,India
The Delhi-Lahore bus service run by the Delhi Transport Corporation was cancelled on Friday. “As of now, the service has been suspended for Friday only. ...
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High school sophomore dies after being run over by Muni bus
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
San Francisco police are investigating how a high school sophomore was trapped and killed beneath the wheels of a city bus Thursday night. ...
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Deal struck in bus dispute
ABC Online - Australia
Metro and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union have agreed to work on a number of issues together. The two parties met for conciliation talks in Hobart yesterday ...
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Morning drug bus nabs 6 drivers
ABC Online - Australia
The police drug bus was set up at the east Perth exit of the Graham Farmer Freeway just before 5:00am AWDT and pulled over hundreds of drivers. ...
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Woman, child in hospital after vehicle hits bus shelter
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
A woman and a little girl were taken to hospital tonight around 7:30 pm after a vehicle plowed into the Weston Rd. bus shelter they were waiting in. ...
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Booze bus leaves drivers breathless
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
The booze bus was parked in a spot most people wouldn't expect to see it, about 10.30pm on a Friday, causing unexpected delays and anguish for some ...
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3 Of 4 Accused In Las Vegas Bus Stop Shooting Plead Not Guilty
AHN - USA
Las Vegas, NV (AHN) -- Prosecutors filed additional felony charges on Wednesday against three teens accused of the shooting incident at a Las Vegas bus stop ...
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Bus mugging prompts questions about safety
ESCONDIDO -- Kevin Stevenson can tell you exactly how to get to Bear Valley Middle School, or anywhere else in a four-county area. The high-functioning autistic 12-year-old has largely memorized Thomas Guides to San Diego, Riverside, ...
/news/inland from www.nctimes.com - http://www.nctimes.com/

The Big Green Bus
Thirteen students, a fry-grease powered bus, and one monumental goal makes for the summer’s most wicked road trip. On a mission to empower Americans to take charge of their environmental impact, the Bus will hit over 45 cities between ...
Vegnews.Org Vegan news portal - http://vegnews.org

Stop smoking bus to visit
The North Yorkshire Stop Smoking Service will be popping into Skipton in the New Year to give people information and advice to help them give up smoking.
Bradford Telegraph and Argus... - http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

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Vancouver police warn elderly pedestrians
CBC British Columbia - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
Police say at least two of the incidents are attributable to the fact that pedestrians were either jaywalking or attempting to cross the road when the ...
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City riders declare buses safe, young riders biggest problem

Baltimore Examiner - Baltimore,MD,USA
BALTIMORE (Map, News) - The day after a shooting on a city bus added to a string of violent incidents involving mass transit in Baltimore, many bus riders ...
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Bus patrons: Young riders are problem
The day after a shooting on a city bus added to a string of violent incidents involving mass transit in Baltimore, many bus riders said they felt safe despite the headlines.
Examiner Baltimore - http://www.examiner.com/Baltimore-Top_News.html?cid=rss-Baltimore