Topic: Mass Transit Systems
2 workers killed in latest DC-area track accident
AP News
2 workers for Metro rail line hit, killed on DC-area track in latest in string of fatalitiesTwo veteran workers on the Washington area's transit system were crushed by a maintenance truck Tuesday, the latest in a string of fatalities that has made Metro the most deadly for U.S ...
Ridership slump costs New York transit authority $100 million
Reuters US Online Report Domestic News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority carried 75 million fewer riders in the first 10 months of 2009 as employers cut jobs, costing the agency over $100 million of revenue, a report said Thursday. "People don't commute when they're unemployed," said state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli ...
LaHood rescinds Bush transit spending restrictions
AP News
LaHood rescinds Bush transit spending restrictions, more projects eligible for fundsTransportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Wednesday rescinded Bush administration restrictions on federal transit grants so that a wider range of projects will be eligible and local transit systems will receive money faster. LaHood told a conference of transportation officials and ...
Chicago transit barred from banning video game ads
AP News
Judge bars Chicago mass transit system from banning ads for video games with graphic violenceA federal judge has barred Chicago's mass transit system from banning ads for video games that contain graphic violence, saying the measure is "overboard, ineffectual and not narrowly tailored." Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer issued a ...
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