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- More workers interested in carpooling, mass transit for commute
- REGION Signs posted recently along some southcentral Pennsylvania highways direct commuters to consider new ways to get to and from work. Commuter Services of South Central Pennsylvania, a federally funded nonprofit agency, created the 50 signs to encourage commuters to stop driving solo. Whether by mass transit or...
- Research articles 2008-09-05
- Napoli fans banned from travel for the season
- ROME AFP — Italy's interior ministry has banned fans of Serie A outfit Napoli from travelling to away matches all season after violence flared on the opening day of the season during the encounter with Roma. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni announced on state broadcaster Rai that "members of Napoli...
- Research articles 2008-09-02
- Rio to buy new trains
- CENTRAL, a subsidiary of Rio de Janeiro's Department of Transport, plans to invite bids in December for a fleet of 30 four-car emus for SuperVia, which has a concession to operate the commuter rail network in Rio de Janeiro. The contract, which will be worth about $US 240 million, will...
- Research articles 2008-09-01
- Tibet luxury train project will not start in September: report
- BEIJING AFP — A "five-star" train from Beijing to Tibet will not begin service in September as earlier indicated, state media reported on Saturday. Xinhua news agency reported in early March, just days before deadly riots broke out in the Himalayan region of Tibet against Chinese rule, that the...
- Research articles 2008-08-30
- China sticks to Tibet luxury train project
- BEIJING AFP — China still aims to launch "the most luxurious train in the world" from Beijing to Tibet despite riots that broke out in the Himalayan region this spring, railway officials said Thursday. "The plan hasn't been cancelled," said an official at the Railway Ministry who declined to...
- Research articles 2008-08-21
- sports in brief
- Local & state: KSHSAA Coaching School on tap Former Texas A&M and Alabama football coach Dennis Franchione and Wichita State men's basketball coach Gregg Marshall will be among the headliners in the 76th annual Kansas State High School Activities Association Coaching School, on tap today through Friday at...
- Research articles 2008-08-06
- sports in brief
- Local & state: KSHSAA Coaching School on tap Former Texas A&M and Alabama football coach Dennis Franchione and Wichita State men's basketball coach Gregg Marshall will be among the headliners in the 76th annual Kansas State High School Activities Association Coaching School, on tap today through Friday at...
- Research articles 2008-08-06
- Favre has played last game with Packers, McCarthy
- GREEN BAY, Wisconsin AFP — Brett Favre's all-star career with Green Bay has likely come to an end amid back-and-forth accusations between the three-time league MVP and the Packers management. Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday that he believes Favre has played his last game as a member...
- Research articles 2008-08-05
- Thirteen dead in Indian train blaze
- NEW DELHI AFP — At least 13 people died and four were injured when fire spread quickly through a packed train in southern India early on Friday, a railway official said. "As of now 13 have been confirmed dead," South Central Railway spokesman Frederick Michael told AFP by telephone...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- China opens first very high-speed rail line
- BEIJING AFP — China's first very high-speed rail line went into operation Friday, linking Beijing to neighbouring Tianjin, where sporting events will be held during the Olympic Games. According the the Ministry of Railways, the 120-kilometre (75 mile) railway will be the first in the world in which trains...
- Research articles 2008-08-01
- Amtrak adding trains for racing season
- All Aboard: For nearby visitors, Amtrak is making things a bit easier to take in a day at the horse races this year. During the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's season that started July 16 and runs through Sept. 3, it has added a "racetracker" that will run between Santa...
- Research articles 2008-07-21
- All aboard
- MILWAUKEE - In the dormitory car of the Empire Builder, Conductor Jim Brando shuffles through the ticket stubs, sorting them by destination and checking them against his manifest as the train zips through the Wisconsin countryside. It's a 79-mph office. Leaving Milwaukee, he has 396 passengers, three shy of a...
- Research articles 2008-07-06
- Seven injured after truck hits Amtrak train near Suisun
- SOLANO COUNTY -- Seven people were injured Sunday evening after a truck ran into an Amtrak train 10 miles east of Suisun, a train official said. The furniture delivery truck slammed into the dining car of Amtrak Capitol Corridor Train No. 736 where Fry Road crosses the train...
- Research articles 2008-07-06
- Soaring gas prices forcing lifestyle changes across US
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Trains are bustling, scooter sales are booming and manual lawn-mowers are back in vogue. But charities are grimly facing up to a drop in volunteer workers while some cash-strapped families are cutting expenditure on fresh meat and vegetables. In a myriad of ways, the effects...
- Research articles 2008-06-26
- Commuters turn to trains in California as gas prices bite
- LOS ANGELES AFP — Record numbers of Californians are turning to public transport as soaring gasoline prices force people to drive less, officials said Thursday. California transport officials said traffic in the state had dropped by 1.5 percent or a billion fewer miles (1.6 billion kilometers) traveled while commuter...
- Research articles 2008-06-19
- France probes bomb alerts linked to Red Brigades
- PARIS AFP — French anti-terrorism police are investigating a series of bomb alerts targeting trains that could be linked to the extremist Italian Red Brigades, a judicial source said Monday. Paris investigators took over the probe from local police in the Alpine town of Chambery after firefighters and a...
- Research articles 2008-06-16
- 2nd batch of secrets on a train
- A SECOND batch of top secret files on Britain's fight against global terrorism have been found on a train, it was revealed last night. The confidential papers include details of UK policies to combat terrorist funding, drug trafficking and money laundering. Government Treasury officials...
- Research articles 2008-06-15
- Paris metro to go green
- PARIS AFP — The Paris metro is to start going green from Wednesday with a new fleet of brightly-coloured, energy-saving trains to help carry the network's five million daily passengers. With soft lighting, automatic doors, larger windows and energy-efficient air conditioning, the new trains will gradually replace the ageing...
- Research articles 2008-06-10
- Heartland Flyer continues growth, Oklahoma Department of
- Some people thought it wouldn't last. But it's been nine years, and it's only gotten stronger. So to celebrate the Heartland Flyer's ninth year of service, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation will throw an anniversary party on Saturday, June 14, at the Santa Fe Depot in Oklahoma...
- Research articles 2008-06-10
- As pump prices soar, passengers rush to Amtrak's Surfliner: $400 million available to improve rail service
- With U.S. public transit ridership at a 50-year high, the state Transportation Commission met May 29 to discuss ways to relieve train congestion, but don't expect changes to come quickly. A dramatic increase in ridership on the Pacific Surfliner, the 350-mile Amtrak train that runs from San Diego to...
- Research articles 2008-06-09
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