Saturday, June 14, 2008

6-14-08

Bus bombing kills 21, injures 50 in Sri Lanka
Times Online - UK
A bomb blast on a crowded bus near Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, has killed 21 and injured more than 50 people in what is thought to be the latest in a ...
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Bus and ferry service offered in wake of Winona bridge's closure
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Because parking is limited on the island, city officials are encouraging people to take the bus.
Winona is footing the bill for the service and hoping to ...
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Bus crash survivors offers hope to others
Chicago Tribune - United States
By TOM COYNE | AP Writer Sixteen years ago, the bus carrying the Notre Dame women's swim team skidded on the highway in Indiana, slid down an embankment and ...
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TV Review | 'Polar Bears' One Bus, Many Plot Twists
New York Times - United States
The plot: Nat and Alex hop into their psychedelic tour bus and head to New Orleans with the rest of the band, and their baby sitter, to perform a concert. ...
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District must keep eye on road to bus improvements
Indianapolis Star - United States
Indianapolis Public Schools' bus system has been grossly inefficient and poorly managed for many years. It has consistently frustrated students, ...
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At least six hurt in Pipestone charter bus crash
WKBT - La Crosse,WI,USA
(AP) - At least six people had to be taken to the hospital after a charter bus crash near Pipestone in southwestern
Minnesota. It says a truck was making a ...
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Girl, 7, killed in Qld bus crash
ABC Online - Australia
A seven-year-old girl has been killed when a small school bus collided with a train in thick fog on
Queensland's Darling Downs this morning. ...
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Seven-year-old killed as train hits bus in Queensland
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
The bus driver is receiving treatment for minor injuries. The crash happened around
7.55am this morning at the intersection of McAllister Road and the ...
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Authorities probe fatal Qld bus smash
ABC Online - Australia
A six-year-old boy was killed when a mini-bus collided with a coal train 20 kilometres west of Dalby. The bus driver has been taken to hospital. ...
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Bus bombings kill 23 in Sri Lanka
Radio Netherlands - Netherlands
In the capital
Colombo, 21 people were killed this morning when the bus in which they were travelling hit a landmine. The blast occurred at rush hour in one ...
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Another setback for night bus scheme
A NIGHT bus scheme that has been left in limbo for nearly a year suffered another setback when the district council pulled out of running the service for a second time.
Gazette Series | News roundup - http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk

School bus involved in morning wreck
A Guilford County school bus and two cars were involved in an accident Friday morning in High Point. Two students from Gateway Education Center were on the bus.
News 14 Carolina Top Stories - http://news14.com

Englishman Pickpocketed in Bus to Bulgaria Resort Sunny Beach
An English tourist got pickpocketed while traveling by public transport bus from the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas to the Sunny Beach resort. The 60-year old man contacted the local police in the town of Nessebar and announced ...
Sofia News Agency (novinite.com) - http://www.novinite.com/

Cyclist injured after collision with bus
A CYCLIST has been taken to hospital on a spinal board following a collision with a double-decker bus in Ipswich. The accident happened on Crown Street at the junction with High Street, opposite Marks and Spencer, at 5pm today.
Evening Star 24 - News - http://www.eveningstar.co.uk

Bus bomb kills 21 Sri Lankans
"I was standing in the middle of the bus when there was a loud noise and the whole bus toppled to the side," said 21-year-old office worker Shanika Priyadharshani while being bandaged up in hospital. "I

Mahoney, local officials seek $800000 in federal money for local ...
TCPalm - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
The bill would allow transit authorities to spend 50 percent of their federal moneys on operating costs. The remainder must go to capital costs, ...
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On light rail, Ford becoming more of a thorn in Funk's side
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Later in the meeting, the topic turned to another of Ford's pet peeves, that Funkhouser's $1.2 billion regional transit concept relies on a 50 percent ...
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Getting on the bus?
Modesto Bee - Modesto,CA,USA
Stanislaus Regional Transit is proposing a fare raise from $1 to $1.25 on its bus routes, and Modesto Area Express fares will rise to $1.25 on July 1. ...
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Patchett to direct transit district
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
By Michael Burge The North County Transit District board selected former Carlsbad City Manager Ray Patchett yesterday to head the district while it searches ...
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Uganda: UNHCR Closes Mulanda Transit Camp
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
THE United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has closed Mulanda transit centre in Tororo following the relocation of 2011 Kenyan refugees to ...
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The MTA did it earlier this year, now Foothill Transit is ...
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Foothill Transit will be increasing some of its fares starting Jan. 1, transportation officials announced today. Fares for the
San Gabriel and Pomona Valley ...
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2 new vehicles for West Central Mass Transit
Jacksonville Journal Courier - Jacksonville,IL,USA
BY KATE RAMSAY Two new paratransit vehicles will be added to the West Central Mass Transit District’s fleet with the awarding of a $96000 state grant. ...
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Friday's editorial: New, promising plan on light rail, regional ...
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
If a regional transit blueprint isn’t ready for the November ballot, Johnson’s plan calls for advancing the starter light-rail line while discussions ...
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County residents say they want more transit services
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA
A summary of the plan, which will guide transit over the next five years, was presented to about 15 residents May 29 at Northwestern High School in ...
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Medvedev suggests int'l consortiums to operate transit pipelines
Xinhua - China
... consortiums involving
Russia, the European Union and transit nations to operate transit pipelines for its oil and gas exports bound for Europe. ...
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Google Maps For Mobile Adds Transit Directions
By Barry Schwartz
Google Maps launched transit directions within Maps back in October of 2007. Now, Google Maps is bringing you that data directly in Google Maps for
Mobile. Google Maps for Mobile version 2.2 brings bus and train schedules, prices, ...
Search Engine Land: News About... - http://searchengineland.com/

More parking on the way at Everett Station
Today Sound Transit broke ground on the Everett Station expansion project, which will add more than 500 new parking spaces there.
Sound Transit Latest News Releases - http://www.soundtransit.org

Some See Massive Leap in Mass Transit Usage
Mass transit, unfortunately, is not one of them. Other states with developed systems are seeing an increase in interest (high gas prices will do that) but also a tightening of budgets. More than 90 percent of public-transit officials ...
Indiana Chamber News Headlines - http://www.indianachamber.com

Google Maps 2.2 Released With Public Transit Bus & Train Info
By T4BB News Bot
Google Mobile just announced version 2.20 of their Google Maps software for BlackBerry today. The new version brings public transportation information from buses, trains, & ferries to your BlackBerry. Pretty cool stuff and the closest ...
Themes4BB.com | Free BlackBerry Themes - http://www.themes4bb.com/forum

County amends transit contracts, personnel policy
JEFFERSON — With additional money funneled into the county’s senior citizens programs for transportation services, Ashtabula County commissioners amended several contracts Thursday.
The Star Beacon; Ashtabula, Ohio--Loc... - http://www.starbeacon.com

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Seniors busted for underage drinking at prom barred from marching ...
SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford,MA,USA
"In the past, we've seen isolated incidents here and there, but none involving this many students."
Dartmouth High School underclassmen interviewed Friday ...
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On transit patrol
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
Meanwhile, this year alone, there have been a few incidents of passengers being swarmed or assaulted while riding the bus. Other measures are also in order, ...
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Miller calls on TTC to get tough on drinking
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Miller told reporters yesterday that Tuesday's incident where a TTC bus driver was charged for drunk driving on the job was "absolutely unacceptable. ...
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Near-total shutdown on Day II
The Statesman - Kolkata,India
They, then came to the street and intercepted a bus and ransacked it. No one has been arrested in this connection. In another incident, bandh supporters ...
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Caught On Camera: Mob Attacks Teen On Bus
NBC5i.com - Fort Worth,TX,USA
Clarke said the tape of the beating, which happened last Thursday, turned up in a review of security incidents on the transit system. ...
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21 killed, 60 injured in bus explosion near Sri Lankan capital
EastDay.com - Shanghai,China
The incidents came as Sri Lanka's security forces intensify its military campaign against LTTE rebels in the north with the aim of crushing them before the ...
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Police Warn Children and Parents
WPEC - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
Four separate incidents where strangers approach schoolchildren, asking the kids to get into a car. The cases seem to be happening in a specific area of ...
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : Sri Lanka
By Global Security News
Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents :
Sri Lanka more info GlobalIncidentMap.com provides details of this incident . To view full incident details you will need to click on the above link.
Close Protection Forum and Surveillan... - http://www.closeprotectionworld.co.uk

4:22 AM, I-40 W, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, NC 42
Traffic is traveling at 28 MPH at: US 70 BUS W; MM 93.3; NC 42.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Silent tears for the abducted
By groundview
Velupillai Sinnathurai of the EPRLF states that most of these abductees were strong supporters of the Tigers and are in some way or the other responsible for the incidents that take place in and around Trincomalee. ...
- http://groundview.wordpress.com

It's a cultural thing
By afrmnky prods(afrmnky prods)
If it helps to make the tube a better and reduces alcohol-related accidents or incidents on the underground, then it has done its job. In any case, in many other European countries, it is banned to drink alcohol outside, and these laws ...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY , TWINNEH ! ;D
By Princess Hour rocks!!Mi luv kim Jung Hoon!!(Princess Hour rocks!!Mi luv kim Jung Hoon!!)
many funny incidents happened while eating, laughed like some nutcase again. LOLS. hmm, and then after eating, we went to bugis street . (: gwen managed to buy her ' i love my boyfriend ' tee. hhehs. xD me and tongxin also bought ...
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A devastating loss that can never be quantified
Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland
But yesterday, Judge McCartan said that the accident was "entirely avoidable" and insisted that Bus Eireann was most responsible for the fatalities. ...
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Gulu road accident kills five
New Vision - Kampala,Uganda
“The sight of the bodies terrified the driver, who lost control of the bus,” Alanyi said, adding that the bus hit a tree as it veered off the road. ...
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Mesa school buses try lenses on for size
AZ Central.com - AZ,USA
There were seven fatalities tied to school bus accidents nationally in the 2006-07 school year, 13 in 2005-06, and 20 in 2004-05, according to the Kansas ...
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True and Amazing
By WaiWai(WaiWai)
I'm losing confidence to the bus drivers nowadays because there were many road accidents caused by them. The bus companies do not care about the buses and the drivers. They ignore the summonses issued to the speeding drivers. ...
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Why NOT To Ride On Slippery NEW Tires OR Wear Jewelry When Riding
By TK(TK)
He swears he's slowing down and being more careful, if he does this was well worth it to show him how fast accidents happen, and how much even a deep laceration that spares tendons, arteries and nerves is somewhat traumatizing. ...
Rough Road Studio - http://roughroadstudio.blogspot.com/

San Ramon Man Charged in Bicycle Accident Injury
By rreeves
That accident occurred on
Montevideo Drive. The driver in that accident, however, was not found criminally liable. It turned out that the boy rode his bicycle in front of the bus while it was making a right turn. ...
The Reeves Law Group - http://www.reeveslawblog.com

Liability Can Be Unclear In Bus Accidents
While public transportation can be considered a more cost-efficient and safe mode of transportation as gas prices continue to rise, a study recently discovered that an alarming number of bus accidents occur. ...
SubmitYOURArticle.com - latest... - http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/index.php?cat=18

VI-20080605-17046-CHN - Vehicle Accident - Asia - China
By RSOE EDIS(RSOE EDIS)
A bus collided with a truck early Tuesday in Shanxi province in northern China killing 22 people, Xinhua News Agency reported.The bus carrying 23 passengers was on its way from Youyu County in Shuozhou City to Taiyuan City when it was ...
RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster... - http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php

Your Gateway to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Reflective getaway from the city’s chaos and confusion; by Mayank Austen Soofi Viewpoint – Mrs. Sheila Dikshit’s Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi ...
The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

A crowed Blue line Bus - DELHI on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, ...

Sri Lanka holds bus blast suspects
Aljazeera.net - Qatar
Sri Lanka's military says that 52 people have been arrested in connection with two bus bombings that killed 23 passengers and wounded dozens. ...
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Bus here to help storm families
Indianapolis Star - United States
CJ's Bus, a mobile child-care facility for disaster victims, came to Indianapolis on Friday and will stay through the weekend to help Northeastside ...
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Denton County Transportation officials give Highland Village bus ...
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
By JAY PARSONS / The Dallas Morning News The Denton County Transportation Authority launched Highland Village's first public bus service in December with a ...
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52 arrested in Sri Lanka bus blasts that killed 23
The Associated Press -
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's police have arrested 52 suspects in twin bus bombings that killed 23 passengers and wounded dozens, the military said ...
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Pro baseballers help after Neb. bus fire
FireRescue1 - San Francisco,CA,USA
The Clarinda A's baseball team has spent the week recovering from a frightening fire on a trip Monday night that destroyed the team bus, uniforms and ...
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Bus shooting no surprise to some
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
Opher's grandson was on a bus directly behind the one that was struck by a bullet that tore through driver Mildred Camacho's window, sending glass in her ...
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Brief: Four critically injured in bus crash
Worthington Daily Globe - Worthington,MN,USA
PIPESTONE — Four South Dakotans were in critical condition after a truck-bus collision at
4:06 pm Thursday on Minnesota 23 in Pipestone County. ...
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Bus Tires Flattened
News Dispatch - Michigan City,IN,USA
Mechanics began refilling and examining the tires before each bus left to collect students. Buses were back running and heading out of the lot before
8 am ...
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Teen accused of pointing gun at bus
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Kalamazoo,MI,USA
DOWAGIAC -- Police on Friday arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of pointing a pellet gun at a Dowagiac school bus. The arrest came after Dowagiac police ...
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Three die in Bus crash
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Three students from the
University of Limpopo's Turfloop campus died when their bus overturned on Saturday morning, said police. ...
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Pictures: Inside an Indian Bus
By morris108
Pictures of inside a bus on a journey leaving Khujaroo Although India has many trains, there are still places where busses are the only option.
Divining the News - http://morris108.wordpress.com

Overturned truck, shuttle bus jam road
Authorities say a pick-up truck that was towing a small shuttle bus overturned just after 2 pm Friday. Crews closed both southbound lanes of I-85 at Old Highway 64.
News 14 Carolina Top Stories - http://news14.com

School bus driver diverts tragedy before collapse
Helen Waiwiri doesn’t look like a hero but on a busy Caloundra street she pulled off a small miracle saving a bus full of school children from certain injury.
APN stories: Coast news - http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/general/local/

Transportation News :: the tale of the crazy bus driver
The second passenger to complain pulled out his cellphone and took pictures of the bus number and the driver while the first guy to complain called COTA on his cell to ensure someone got over here ASAP. ...
the Columbus Underground - http://www.columbusunderground.com/phpBB2/

Drunk Bus.
By Food Fight! Vegan Grocery(Food Fight! Vegan Grocery)
So, the Saturday night of the Let Live Conference, there will be a party/fundraiser at Bye and Bye. Tons

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More on Russ Johnson's light rail compromise: How the timing would ...
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser has been pushing for a regional transit election in November. Johnson, though, is proposing a November election for a ...
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Transit crash sends several to hospital
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
By SUN MEDIA A two-vehicle crash last night led to a
Winnipeg Transit bus crashing into a business. Approximately 10 people went to hospital with a range of ...
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Public transit offers extensive benefits
Pacific Daily News - Hagåtña,GU,USA
Having a real, functional system of mass transit: Other benefits come in the form of improved human health. Public transit patrons tend to get more exercise ...
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2 transit districts to increase fares as fuel costs rise
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
By Jeff Ristine SAN DIEGO – It will take a little more green to go green, with
San Diego County's two public transit agencies poised for a package of summer ...
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Transit center amenities now facing demolition
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
EL CAJON: Bus and trolley riders who pass through the busy El Cajon Transit Center will soon lose access to the restrooms, concession stand and Greyhound ...
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Google Mobile Maps adds mass transit
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
That said, I've always thought the mobile program should add a major feature from the Web-based version of Google Maps: information about public transit in ...
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Treasure Coast counties get money for transit
TCPalm - West Palm Beach,FL,USA
Congressman Tim Mahoney noted that the Community Coach and Community Transit are crucial for the elderly and disabled. "At a time when our state government ...
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Letter: Don’t Forget Mass Transit
New York Times - United States
To the Editor: Your Heads Up column, “Where the Bargains Keep Rolling Along” (May 25) applies to us as well. Why rent a car or ride expensive taxis to get ...
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Allegheny Co. transit system could face driver shortage
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
AP PITTSBURGH -
Allegheny County's public transit could face a driver shortage this summer if dozens of drivers retire to protect benefits. ...
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Prepare for transit fare hikes
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
San Diego County
's two public transit agencies - the Metropolitan Transit System and the North County Transit District - are poised for a package of summer ...
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Metro Transit bus driver fired after assaulted by passenger
A Metro Transit bus driver said he was humiliated while on the job and expected his bosses to take his side. Instead, they fired him. Bus driver Jeff Larson was assaulted by a female passenger while making a stop at Nicollet and Fourth ...
kstp.com - MORE NEWS - http://kstp.com/article/stories/s154022.shtml?cat=1

AFSCME accuses state of withholding transit details
SPRINGFIELD — The labor union representing more than 100 of the state transportation employees Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to move to southern Illinois is prepared to take formal action to prevent the move.
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Governor relases downstate transit funding
By Evan Hill
Rod Blagojevich on Friday signed a supplemental appropriation bill releasing $9 million in additional funding for downstate bus and rural para-transit, or call and ride systems. Read the rest of the story here.
- http://daily-journal.com/bloggers/breakingnews

Charlotte area transit
By top DIGG news
business transportation. but as ryan avent explains, decades of highway spending contain leftist the nation’s transit infrastructure in the dust — and there’sa aberrant want of gossip take how to restore it. Railroad Train News...
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North County Transit District pegs Patchett as interim director
6/6/2008.
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