6-18-08

SEPTA police on the job for now as strike deadline passes
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
SEPTA transit police are remaining on the job for now, while talks continue in an effort to carve out a new contract and avoid a strike, a SEPTA spokesman ...
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Strike deadline looms for 200 Philly transit police officers
CBS 3 - Philadelphia,PA,USA
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Two hundred transit police officers in the city are threatening to go on strike Thursday afternoon over a long-running contract dispute. ...
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Transit officials put the brakes on underground "super station"
Chi-Town Daily News - Chicago,IL,USA
With approximately $250000 already invested, Chicago Transit Authority President Ron Huberman said the project will not be scrapped, but scaled back in ...
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Transit district fined for pollution
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
By Michael Burge An agency that polices water pollution yesterday fined the North County Transit District $685000 for fouling streams along the Sprinter ...
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Ford, union to discuss shift from trucks to cars
The Associated Press -
A person familiar with Ford's production said last week the company plans to build its Transit European commercial van in the US That change could be ...
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Transit Officers Set To Stike; Who Will Protect Riders?
NBC 10.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Union leaders said they haven't made any progress in settling the Philadelphia transit police labor dispute, raising the question of who will patrol ...
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Transit Police Prepared To Strike
CBS 3 - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Contract negotiations between SEPTA and Philadelphia area transit police have broken down, leading to the possibility of a walkout Thursday. ...
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Estuary Transit District Deficit Estimated
Hartford Courant - United States
By CHARLES STANNARD | Courant Staff Writer The Estuary Transit District faces a deficit of as much as $101427, with fare increases needed to cover the ...
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Improved transit for southeast will cost $40M
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
City staff will recommend spending $40 million to implement bus rapid transit in the southeast, building park-and-ride lots along the future LRT line to ...
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Los Angeles business leaders interested in tax hike for roads, transit
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... their political weight behind a sales tax increase to pay for more road and mass transit projects, including the beginning of the subway to the sea. ...
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Montreal Transit News: Mayor Desires a Streetcar, and Judge Rules ...
By Mary Soderstrom(Mary Soderstrom)
More on transit: the Montreal executive committee approves calling for tenders on tramway studies at the same time that a judge turns down an injunction aimed at stopping construction of a new bridge out of the city. ...
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Walkability a Transit Goal
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Mitch Shaw, Standard-Ex...
Monday, at a Utah Transit Authority transit development conference in Salt Lake City, transit officials said the key to efficient transit is walkability.
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Duluth Transit News
By John Charles Wilson(John Charles Wilson)
The Duluth Transit Authority is rerouting its service to Superior, Wisconsin, during reconstruction of the Blatnik Bridge. In other news, the DTA will no longer accept tokens as of 1 January 2009.
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Governor Schwarzenegger Announces $136 Million For Transit ...
... released by the office of the Governor of California: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined local officials in San Diego today to announce approximately $136 million in Proposition 1B bond funding for 99 transit projects statewide. ...
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Roaring Fork Transit's Bike Express
By John(John)
It is perhaps the biggest leap in Bike on Transit intermodal integration since Caltrain took out seats to carry 24 bikes per commuter train in the mid 1990's. Roaring Fork Transit located in Aspen and Glenwood Springs Colorado has just ...
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ABC News: Mass Transit Demand Rises, Costs Soar
Across the US, public-transit officials are scrambling to accommodate a record ... the editors of ABC News a separate email with the information you have. ..

AO! 24 killed In 2 Accidents
Happyghana.com - Accra,Ghana
The driver of the STC bus, JT Kwafo was among the dead as were the tipper truck driver and his mate. He gave the number of the articulated truck as AS 8103 ...
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Bus-lane bike plan 'is dangerous'
BBC News - UK
A trial allowing motorcycles in bus lanes was carried out by Transport for London to see if it would reduce the number of accidents involving those vehicles ...
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Four killed in horrific accidents
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
The two, who were waiting for a bus on the Old Warmbaths Road, were among four people killed in horrific accidents in and around the capital on Thursday. ...
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Getting Around Mexico
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Minor Accidents -- When possible, many Mexicans drive away from minor accidents, or try to make an immediate settlement, to avoid involving the police. ...
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'Temporary' bus lane becomes permanent
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Ian Clark, of Flow Transportation Specialists, told councillors yesterday that the layout must change because there had been accidents where a kink in the ...
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Eight people die in road accident
Kessben FM - Kumasi,Ghana
A head-on collision between a Sunyani bound OA bus and an articulated truck loaded with teak in the early hours of Thursday at Atwedie near Asankare in the ...
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Six killed in road accidents
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
The accident occurred at around 5:30am when the driver of a Kurigram-bound bus from Dhaka lost control and fell into a roadside ditch at Pathailkandi under ...
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Ghana gravel truck hits bus, 15 killed - police
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
"It's one of the most terrible accidents I've covered in the line duty," police spokesman Inspector Emmanuel Tei-Okoso said. The crash occurred at Dampoase ...
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100000 pupils in walking bus record breaker
ic CheshireOnline - Crewe,UK
... 100000 pupils who took part in the event. The latest attempt was organised by charity Brake, which aims to slash road accidents involving children.
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Eight people die in road accident
Modern Ghana - Ghana
Superintendent Francis Oppong, District Police Commander, who confirmed the accident, expressed concern about the high rate of accidents in the area, ...
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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 Additionally buses are ...
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Lost in Seoul
By Sandra(Sandra)
Traffic accidents are the biggest thing I worry about...some idiot driving his motorcycle on the sidewalk or racing through an intersection...I talk to my kids all the time about being vigilant while they're walking around. ...
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NEWSDAY: $700 million Budget Gap....and counting!
By The Sentinel 11040(The Sentinel 11040)
The MTA’s budgetary deficits, along with a spike in the number of claims by passengers injured in gap accidents, led in large part to the Long Island Rail Road paying out a record $52.9 million in property and injury claims last year, ...
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Driving a School Bus is an Education
By Admin
As you can imagine, motorcycle vs. car accidents don’t end well. This one was no exception and the young man driving the motorcycle will never get to make a decision, bad or otherwise, ever again. Our driver will end up being okay, ...
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16 confirmed dead as trailer runs into STC bus
By VIBE GHANA
According to our Correspondent, the accident happened at about 4:30am when the Articulator truck with registration number A8103Y veered off its lane and collided with the STC bus with registration number GR 1933R. ...
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Police seek help finding sex offender
Blacktown Advocate - Blacktown,NSW,Australia
In the closest incident, a 17-year-old girl was approached at 11.30am last Wednesday while waiting for a bus in Blacktown. She told police a man approached ...
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Six teen sex attacks may be same man
NEWS.com.au - Australia
At the time of the incident he was wearing a white T-shirt and bright blue or green board shorts. On Tuesday, a 17-year-old girl was waiting alone at a bus ...
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Live wire kills 2 on bus roof
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India
The shocking incident took place around 9.15am at Girhinda Chowk near the district town when the 11000volt wire fell on a private bus (BRIC P 6225) carrying ...
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'Ringleader' In Bus Beating To Rehab At Facility
WBAL TV - Baltimore,MD,USA
He said that from the age of 7, she had been involved in six serious violent incidents, most of which were group attacks on a single victim. ...
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Bradley meant no harm to broadcaster
MLB.com - USA
That included Bradley's on-field incidents, such as when he tore his ACL while in an altercation with an umpire last year, or when he tossed a bag of balls ...
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Exeter residents fearful after neighbor reports attempted abduction
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA
But there is no need to be concerned about this specific incident," Kane said. "The police department has and always takes very seriously incidents that ...
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Porn charges added for ex-bus driver
Traverse City Record Eagle - Traverse City,MI,USA
Bigger met the girl while working for the school, Koop said, but the alleged incidents happened at Bigger's home. "It did not occur on school property or ...
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Sex beast strikes again
Daily Telegraph - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
June 10: A 17-year-old girl was waiting alone at a bus stop in Walters Road, Blacktown when she was approached by a man who asked for money, ...
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : United States
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Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents : United States more info GlobalIncidentMap.com provides details of this incident . To view full incident details you will need to click on the above link.
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6:32 AM, US-70 W, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, Boiling St
Traffic is traveling at 27 MPH at: US 70 BUS W; MM 94.4; Boiling St.
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Daily Crime Incidents for June 12, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 11/06/2008 at 1230 hrs at Lalbagh Mangalore one driver of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-AA-786 drove his vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against a motorcycle bearing Reg. No. KA-19-Z-6339. As a result Hussainar rider ...
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“milton bradley” Bradley explains reaction to announcer’s comments
By admin
That included Bradley’s on-field incidents, such as when he tore his ACL while in an altercation with an umpire last year, or when he tossed a bag of balls onto the field in 2004, or when he was suspended for five games after taunting ...
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Metro Bus
By zsgxied261(zsgxied261)
Metro Bus Timetable Buses and bicyclists don’t mix, because the bus has to move into the adjacent lane to pass due to the width of the bus. As a former bus driver I’ve had numerous incidents with bicycles. It’s incredibly dangerous for ...

NUSD faulted for handling of drinking incidents
Nogales International - Nogales,AZ,USA
"A lack of oversight occurred in the management of this (MESA) incident." One student was "grossly insubordinate during the bus investigation," but was not ...
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Knox County grand jury indicts 57
VillageSoup Belfast - ME, USA
The charges stem from incidents on Jan. 30, Feb. 1 and Feb. 15, all in Rockland, and are aggravated because Butler allegedly trafficked the drugs either on ...
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$2.3 Billion in Claims Against the MTA
Wired News - USA
... bus system, as well as two commuter rail systems received an average of eight thousand claims annually during the 12-year period for incidents ranging ...
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6:58 AM, US-70 W, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, Boiling St
Traffic is traveling at 26 MPH at: US 70 BUS W; MM 94.4; Boiling St.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Shocking success with school administration
By Opus #6(Opus #6)
I want to make sure that certain incidents that occurred in school this year are documented in ****’s file. There were several incidents when **** was bullied and one time that he manifested self-mutilation. ...
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Friday the 13rd!
By cla(cla)
Then we hopped on the bus to Suntec. Seeing the crowds heading for the PC show at the convention center, was annoyingly crazy. I don't like crowds. So is Mel and Mich, that is why i actually wanted to ask them to go there take a ...
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JOHN MCCAIN: WAR HERO OR NORTH VIETNAM’S GO-TO COLLABORATOR?
By Tom Usher
In a July 5 2006 NewsMax.com article, former Senator Bob Smith (R-NH), was quoted as having said about McCain: “I have witnessed incidents where he has used profanity at colleagues…. He would disagree about something and then explode. ...
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a morning not so beautiful
By vikas023
He had tried to but it was too difficult for him to think anything other than the past incidents. He was thinking of all the arguments, explainations, counter-explainations. He wanted to cry but he could not. He wanted to start all over ...
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Cubans held by Mexican authorities vanish in bus hijacking
Caribbean Net News - Georgetown,Cayman Islands
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ (AFP): A group of 34 Cubans held on immigration charges in Mexico vanished after a bus taking them to a detention center was hijacked by ...
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Bus: A smooth, uneventful trip, as long as you keep the noise down
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
The return to Dallas, aboard a bus operated by Greyhound subsidiary Americanos USA, leaves Austin at 3:28 pm, an hour and three minutes late. ...
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Driver, 3 others hurt in bus crash in Lincoln-Lemington
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
A bus crash near the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center in the city's Lincoln-Lemington section injured four people yesterday, including the bus driver, ...
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REGION: Bus, train fares going up July 1
North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA
By GIG CONAUGHTON - Staff Writer | Friday, June 13, 2008 11:13 PM PDT ∞ SAN DIEGO ---- Bus and train riders will have to cough up more cash to ride around ...
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Our position: Region's bus system should do more now to get riders ...
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Take the bus? Now there's an idea. The region's got plenty of them, and more commuters are, in fact, hopping aboard. Lynx reports 3 percent to 7 percent ...
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Bus riding catches on
Petaluma Argus Courier - Petaluma,CA,USA
Santa Rosa resident Dwight Connolly, 31, who was waiting for the bus at the downtown Santa Rosa Transit Mall on Thursday, said he saw $4 a gallon coming a ...
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McCain ferries reporters via bus to campaign event
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
The Marathon Coach bus lurched forward, leaving the airport pavement, in a convoy escorted by a pair of State Police cars. McCain wanted to talk. ...
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9 hurt in city bus crash
Press-Register - al.com - Mobile,AL,USA
By RON COLQUITT A westbound Wave Transit bus collided Friday with a sport utility vehicle, then careened into a large tree on Dauphin Street near Ann Street ...
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More people taking the bus in central Idaho
Southern Idaho Business - Twin Falls,ID,USA
KETCHUM, Idaho - The number of people taking the bus in central Idaho's Blaine County in May more than doubled over the same period last year, ...
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Ex-Minn. school bus driver sentenced in sex case
Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA
A former school bus driver from northwestern Minnesota will serve 30 days in jail for criminal sexual conduct. Sixty-eight-year-old Willard Sorter of Middle ...
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Over the rockies and life on the bus! :)
By Green Power(Green Power)
Life on the bus is crowded and we’re all sleep deprived but that hasn’t stopped the fun. Mike Riley & Frank Lawson, our bus drivers have told numerous stories about driving buses for musician concert tours and the crazy lives of rock ...
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Mexico Searches for 37 Cuban Migrants Abducted Aboard Hijacked Bus
By national
Mexican officials searched Friday for 37 illegal migrants from Cuba and Central America snatched from a government bus at gunpoint by armed men whom authorities believe belong to an international migrant trafficking ring. ...
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Children sent to hospital after bus crash
Three young school children were taken to hospital for observation yesterday afternoon after the school bus they were riding in collided with an SUV in the Tyndall Park area. A Winnipeg Police Service spokeswoman said the incident ...
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Solar Bus Shelter Debuts in Owerri
In pursuit of the ‘Clean and Green’ initiative of the Imo State Government, arrangements have been concluded between the state government and a team of experts from Advonics Services Nigeria Limited to install solar bus shelters at ...
NigeriaDailyNews.com - Daily News - http://www.NigeriaDailyNews.com/

Six of the best for bus users
A ￡1.7 MILLION fleet of 12 new passenger-friendly buses has been launched in York.
York Press | Local news - http://www.yorkpress.co.uk

Transit impersonator arrested -- again
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
BY ANDREW STRICKLER | andrew.strickler@newsday.com New York City's most infamous transit fanatic was arrested yet again Saturday morning in the Columbus ...
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Funding balance shifts to transit
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
"We have to make transit the preferred choice," said Ald. Druh Farrell, who has long railed against additional interchanges and extra lanes. ...
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Invest in future of rail transit
Baltimore Sun - United States
... has to spend taxpayers' money more wisely and invest in remodeling our transportation systems and enhancing the public transit infrastructure. ...
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Doran Barnes oversees Foothill Transit's extensive operations in ...
Pasadena Star-News - Pasadena,CA,USA
By Kevin Smith, Staff Writer Doran Barnes executive director Foothill Transit on Thursday June 12, 2008, in West Covina. (Staff Photo by Keith Birmingham) ...
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Everyday transit costs up to cities
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
OTTAWA - Two Ottawa-area cabinet ministers cautioned Eastern Ontario mayors Friday that they should not dream up costly public transit systems that ...
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Transit System Feeling Its Age
Washington Post - United States
By Lena H. Sun Four major Metro disruptions in 10 days underscore the strains facing the region's largest transit agency as it reaches midlife. ...
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Fuel hikes hit mass transit, too
Chicago Tribune - United States
By Richard Wronski | Tribune reporter The skyrocketing price of diesel fuel will cost Chicago's transit agencies tens of millions of dollars more than ...
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Avoiding The Pump By Riding The Bus
KPLC-TV - Lake Charles,LA,USA
I have been getting more calls about transit and more requests for expansions to the bus system," said Mayor Randy Roach. Currently, the City of Lake ...
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Mass transit fares rising across the board
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
SAN DIEGO – A regional planning group on Friday adopted a package of fare increases for public transit systems that will be felt from Oceanside to San ...
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City's Red Line transit plan encounters obstacles
Transit plan costs and proposals clash with city ideas, federal guidelines > New cost projections for a proposed east-west transit line across Baltimore show that the most...
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Allegheny Co. transit sees ridership dip despite gas prices
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The Port Authority of Allegheny County is still losing riders on its buses and light-rail trains despite rising gasoline prices. More...
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Philadelphia transit police end hours-long strike
PHILADELPHIA - Striking Philadelphia transit police have a tentative agreement to return to work.
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Railway - Metro-North proposes Harrison Station transit-oriented ...
Metro-North proposes Harrison Station transit-oriented development project.
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City to audit rail transit contracts
More than $100 million in city rail transit contracts will be the subject of an audit starting next month.
Honolulu Advertiser - Local news - http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com