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LETTER: Rating Aberdeen transportation
Ride Line. This is an excellent city bus service. The only flaw in it is the need to call and make appointments one day in advance. Ride Line uses excellent vehicles. The drivers are courteous. They get me where I need to go, on time. Shuttle to... -
County applying for grants for Rockwood train station
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERThe Somerset County commissioners authorized planners to apply for federal and state grants that would pay for a new Amtrak train station in Rockwood Borough. The estimated cost of the train station is about $2 million,Somerset County Planning...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation
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HELICOPTER PATROLS-WEST MICHIGAN After complaints, Grand Rapids copter patrols halt (Information in the following story is from: The Grand Rapids Press:MLive.com, http://www.mlive.com) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — State police say they're halting...Tags: Laws, Endangered Species, Government Health Care, Parties and Movements, Shootings
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REFILE-Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment
Reuters(Removes repeated material) By Richard Weizel BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the...Tags: Commuting, Disasters and Accidents, Railway Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment
ReutersBRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the collision of two trains, officials warned on Sunday....Tags: Traffic, National Transportation Safety Board, Disasters and Accidents, Commuting, Government
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Commute Should Be Back To Normal This Morning As Wreck Site Is Cleared
The Hartford CourantMetro-North and Amtrak said their trains will run normal weekday schedules on Wednesday morning, for the first time since a Metro-North train derailed near the Fairfield border on Friday and crashed into a train on the adjacent track. Regular service...Tags: Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Grand Central Terminal
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Memorial Day discounts for military
In Honor of Those Who Serve, local businesses would like to say "Thank You" for your service by offering special discounts for Memorial Day. (This list is ongoing, please check back for updates and additions.) Some discounts are offered all year long....Tags: Walt Disney World Resort, Veterans Day, DeLand, The Home Depot, Holidays
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Surprise Setback For CTfastrak
The Hartford CourantA state Department of Transportation hearing officer on Monday dealt a startling setback to the politically powerful CTfastrak project, ruling that busway engineers cannot simply close off part of Hartford's Flower Street to pedestrian traffic. The...Tags: Small Businesses, Dannel P. Malloy , Pedro E. Segarra, Business
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SUV on railroad tracks in SW Mich. prompts officials to stop Amtrak service for about 2 hours
DECATUR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A sport utility vehicle found on railroad tracks in southwestern Michigan prompted officials to suspend Amtrak passenger train travel in the area for about two hours. The Van Buren County sheriff's department says the...Tags: SUVs and Crossovers
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Metro-North To Resume Full Service Wednesday, Partial Service Tuesday
The Hartford Courant— Traffic was heavy again Tuesday morning as commuters endured one more day without rail service from Bridgeport into New York. At least one backup plan — commuters boarding buses to get to a train — was working, albeit slowly. There...Tags: Middletown, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Dannel P. Malloy
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Metro-North Train Crash Highlights Infrastructure Need
On Friday evening at rush hour, two Metro-North railroad trains, one heading east out of Grand Central Terminal in New York City, the other heading west out of New Haven toward the Big Apple, approached each other on parallel tracks near Bridgeport. In...Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, New York City, Disasters and Accidents, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Connecticut rail delays continue, seen repaired by Wednesday
ReutersWESTPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut rail commuters endured crowded and rerouted rides in to work on Monday, as Metro-North worked to repair the busiest U.S. rail line after a two-train collision and derailment injured more than 70 people late...Tags: Travel, Commuting, Disasters and Accidents, Government, South Norwalk
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