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Ever wonder why your bus is late or it takes you twice as long to drive to work than it did a month ago? How about why did your vacation airline fares just triple or your train trip get cancelled? Then there are the questions about who is allowed to ride in that brand new bike lane or where did all these scooters come from? Rod Morrison and Nancy Shack look for the answers and bring you the latest in transportation news!
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Southwest Slow Down, TSA Bonanza, and Traffic is Our Bellweather from 2021-10-17T23:59:53
Was it the weather or the vaccine mandate that caused the Southwest Airlines scheduling cluster bleep last week? Also up the TSA finds a record number of weapons at airport checkpoints and Rod Morr...
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Waiting for the Bus, Loop Tunnels Are Here, and Watch Out for Deer! from 2021-10-10T21:38:38
Waiting for the bus is getting longer and longer with fewer and fewer drivers available. Elon Musk's The Boring Company has completed its first public loop project in Nevada and beware of deer this...
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The MBTA is Scaring People Off, SpaceX Makes History, and the MTA Laid Off too Many! from 2021-10-03T21:29:29
Boston's MBTA has had so many accidents it's ridership is defaulting back to the highways creating massive commuter back-ups. SpaceX launches the first fully civilian tourist crew for a three day o...
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Teenage Truck Drivers, and Earthquake Commuter Trains from 2021-09-26T22:49:33
To combat the critical shortage of commercial truck drivers the Biden Administration is proposing a pilot program to license teenage interstate truck drivers. On the west coast, an earthquake detec...
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Zero Fare Transit and National Guardsman Become School Bus Drivers from 2021-09-19T20:29:58
While the city of Albuquerque supports the idea of free public transit they are worried that zero fare does not equal zero crime. An in Massachusetts the dearth of school bus drivers has forced the...
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Rideshare and the Texas Abortion Law, Autonomous Cargo Ships, and the Great Teslas Scammer from 2021-09-13T21:21:55
Under a new abortion law in the Lone Star state, rideshare drivers can be fined for taking patients to have the procedure. Uber and Lyft say they will cover all fines incurred by drivers under the ...
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Submarine Subways, Besos vs. Musk in Space, and FlashFlood Road Rescue from 2021-09-06T12:22:45
Subways in the Northeast, including Boston and New York are flooded by the remains of Hurricane Ida as travel bans in the major cities were called. Two of the wealthiest men in the world are compet...
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A Dearth of School Bus Drivers, Sick and Tired at Southwest, and a Subway Ride for the Records! from 2021-08-29T21:25:43
Schools are desperate for bus drivers and are actually resorting to paying parents not to use the service. Southwest Airlines flight crews are exhausted and begging the company for relief, and the ...
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Airlifting Out of Afghanistan,Public Transit Mask Mandate, and Tesla AVs Love Ambulances from 2021-08-23T17:41:08
Tens of thousands of Americans and U.S. allies are stuck behind Taliban lines in Afghanistan with a military airlift as their only hope of escape. The CDC has extended it's public transit mask ma...
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The Secret Milage Tax Pilot Program, Pandemic Speeders, and Spirit Airlines Cracks from 2021-08-15T15:43:09
Inside the newly passed federal infrastructure bill is a surprise chewy center called a Milage Tax Pilot Program designed to make driving more expensive. A pandemic legacy is infecting our roadways...
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Spirit Airlines Runs Amok, Electric Motorways May Solve the E-Truck Battery Issues, and Musk Slows Down AVs from 2021-08-08T22:35:47
Spirit Airlines cancelled over two thousand flights last week due to bad weather, staffing issues., fuel shortages and system failures. Can they recover? Great Britain is joining Sweden, Germany an...
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Toyota Says Slow Down the Switch to EVs, The Great Jet Fuel Drought, and Seniors with Autonomous Vehicles from 2021-08-01T20:04:14
Toyota is leading the way in trying to slow our national switch to electric vehicles for two very important reasons. American Airlines says its running out of jet fuel and may have to cut back on f...
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Truck Drivers are Driving Inflation, the Future of Transportation, and World Cruises from 2021-07-25T14:18:56
The shortage of truck drivers is causing the inflation of food prices, fuel prices and in fact the prices of everything. Experts say transportation of the future will be mobility on demand, and wor...
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Rats Love Teslas, Southwest Airlines Discriminates Against Non-business Travelers, and the Ice Coffee Conundrum at the MBTA from 2021-07-18T23:27:34
Rats and other vermin are feasting on high priced Teslas and the company is just shrugging it's shoulders at angry customers. Southwest Airlines is not treating all passengers the same when it come...
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The Bus Driver Shortage , The Great American Airline Mask Rebellion of 2021, and Goats Save Rapid Transit from 2021-07-11T15:11:13
A nationwide bus driver shortage is hitting critical mass affecting disabled passengers oft times leaving them stranded. One American Airlines flight was cancelled after a group of Massachusetts te...
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Air Rage Self-Defense, Electric Air Taxis, and Inequity in Traffic Deaths from 2021-07-04T21:34:41
With air rage incidents sky rocketing, the TSA is restarting self-defense for flight crews. A slew of start ups are making electric air taxis a reality, and the Governors Highway Safety Association...
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American Airlines Gets Caught Flat Footed, Public Transit Does It's Bit for the Pandemic, and Driverless Subways? from 2021-06-27T13:42:51
American Airlines did not bring back enough furloughed pilots to meet post pandemic needs and had to cancel dozens of flights on Fathers Day, public transportation is doing it's bit for the Covid v...
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Amtrak Expansion, Yellowstone Goes Autonomous, and Boston's Blue Line from 2021-06-22T20:54:21
Amtrak has some big expansion plans which might be hindered by freight service. Yellowstone is test driving autonomous buses in the park, and Boston's Blue Line is looking at a possibly soggy future.
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Free Rides, UFOs and a Possible Scooter Scam from 2021-06-14T07:09:52
Transit Agencies are mulling over free rides as they struggle with finding a way to make their services more equitable. Congress finally gets a report on what pilots have known for years - there ar...
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Airline Wheelchair Carelessness, Transit Cyber Attacks, and a Beijing to U.S. High Speed Rail from 2021-06-07T00:06:51
Airlines are damaging vital wheelchairs at an alarming rate despite legislation giving them a high duty of care. The Massachusetts Steamship Authority becomes the latest victim in a rash of transit...
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School Bus Driver Derangement Syndrome, Brawls in the Sky, and the Return of the Supersonic Jet from 2021-05-30T13:58:30
A school bus driver cracks under pressure and slaps a child over a face mask. More and more mid-air confrontations and out and out cabin brawls are turning air travel into the not-so-friendly skie...
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NYC'sMetro Rebounds, Slow Roads Make Permanent Inroads, and Weighing in Before a Flight from 2021-05-23T21:32:59
Ridership is back up on New York's buses, subways and commuter rails but will people go back to pre=pandemic usage? A move is afoot to make so called slow roads, those created during the lockdown t...
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The Infrastructure Cyber Hacker Gas Shortage, The CDC Clamps Down on Cruise Lines, and Tesla Back Set Riders from 2021-05-16T22:13:09
1970's like gas lines appeared this week as drivers in the southeast U.S. found themselves with empty tanks after cyber hackers attacked one of the country's major fuel pipelines. The CDC has all s...
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The Rental Car Shortage, Happy Birthday Amtrak, and the TSA Mask Mandate from 2021-05-09T20:58:32
A shortage in computer chips is causing a dearth of rental cars which in turn is boosting a boom for ride share and used car sellers. President Biden helps to celebrate Amtrak's 50th birthday, and ...
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The Autonomous Car Law Conundrum, the 737 Max Stalls Again, and Chicago Transit Takes a Hit from 2021-05-02T21:25:30
The U.S. is falling behind in autonomous car legislation unlike Great Britain where self driving cars have been held in abeyance until the laws catch up. The Boeing 737 Max was back up in the air ...
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Autopilot Bleep Up, Hawaii's Train to No Where, and the Great Subway Car Reef from 2021-04-26T19:34:49
Two men die in Texas after going for a ride in a new autopilot equipped Tesla. Neither man was driving. In Hawaii they are desperately trying to finish a 20 mile railway which is years overdue and ...
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Zero Fares, Short Flight Bans, and Suicide by Train from 2021-04-18T16:04:27
Both Congress and the Massachusetts legislature are considering zero fare mass transit bills to jump start public transportation as we come out of the pandemic. France is about to ban short airplan...
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Airlines Messing in Politics, Railroads and the Infrastructure Bill, and the Looming Pilot Shortage from 2021-04-11T22:25:17
Two airlines made the mistake this week of trying to make political stands, first annoying social media then annoying local state governments. Meanwhile, the President's Infrastructure Bill propose...
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No Cruises to the U.S., March a Bad Month for Trains, and the PA DOT Wants to Know How They Are Doing from 2021-04-05T01:29:05
The Cruise Industry is getting back into the swing of things everywhere but in the United States, March has an unusually high number of train crashes around the world, and the Pennsylvania Departme...
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Buttigieg Says Cars Are the Past, Outdated Airline Vouchers, and Movies in the Air from 2021-03-28T21:26:51
The new Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg says road expansion is not the wave of the future and the car is no longer king of the roads. Any airline pandemic vouchers have already reached ...
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MBTA Priorities, Airline Hidden Assets, and Right to Carry on Public Transit from 2021-03-21T21:23:14
The Massachusetts BayTransit Authority is receiving $1 Billion in Covid relief funding from the federal government but instead of saving jobs and maintaining routes they plan to shore up budget gap...
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Transit Agencies Make Out Under Cover Relief, Greyhound Makes a Stand, and Jet for Sale. from 2021-03-15T04:00:22
The new Covid Relief package gives enough Monet to transit agencies to stave off service cuts and layoffs. Meanwhile Greyhound Bus takes a stand against transporting illegal immigrants who don't ha...
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Air Rage, Crumbling Infrastructure, and Love at the TSA from 2021-03-07T22:56:24
Air rage is becoming more prevalent as the pandemic stretches on. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration is trying to figure out what to do about the nation's deplorable infrastructure and the TSA has...
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Public Transit Diversity, Raining Plane Parts, and Mobile Vaccination Clinics from 2021-02-28T21:06:28
First up is a tale of two states and how they have drastically different approaches to public transit. Next up plane parts rain down on Colorado and the Netherlands resulting in only minor injuries...
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Homelessness and the MTA, a 133 Car Pile Up, and the New York to Boston High Speed Rail from 2021-02-22T01:05:39
The MTA is finding itself fighting crime and homelessness these days. In Fort Worth Texas an ice storm and insufficient road preparation was responsible for a 133 car pile up leaving 6 dead and doz...
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A Test Before Flying, Auto Ads at the Super Bowl, and Air Taxis from 2021-02-15T18:32:50
The new Secretary of Transportation has apropos to require Covid-19 tests before you are allowed toffy. The airlines are not really thrilled by the prospect. THE super Bowl ads have been rated and ...
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Mask Enforcement, The Feds Go Electric, and the Apple Car from 2021-02-07T22:19:24
The Biden Administration is requiring masks on public transit but it is still unclear how and who will enforce it. The President also wants tp transfer the entire fleet of federal vehicles to elect...
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The Transportation Mask Mandate is Here, Electric Buses, and No Talking on French Subways from 2021-01-31T23:56:54
President Biden has signed an executive order mandating masks on all public transportation including airplanes, trains, buses and the like. Transit agencies are contemplating electric buses...still...
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Biden Goes Electric, Missing the Commute, and Millipedes Stop a Train from 2021-01-24T23:30:22
President Biden says we need green transportation alternatives and his favorite is the electric car. The Covid pandemic has eliminated the work commute for million and it turns out they miss it hon...
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Hecklers in the Air, Are Yellow Cabs Doomed, and American and JetBlue Make Friends from 2021-01-17T23:22:41
The loss of both civility and club lounges at airports exposed two politicians to heckling and rude behavior. Yellow Cabs are on the endangered species list having taken perhaps fatal blows from Ub...
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A New DOT Secretary, Only Dogs on Planes, and Free Scooter Rides For Essential Workers from 2021-01-10T22:17:02
President-elect Biden has made his pick for Secretary of Transportation - but was it a good choice? Also up, airlines ban all emotional support animals except canines, and one rental scooter compan...
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Transit Agencies in 2021, and the Final Report on the 737 Max from 2021-01-04T00:49:14
New federal funds for 2021 may make a difference for both airlines and transit agencies. Also on tap, the Senate Commerce Committee has released it's final report on the FAA's handling of the Boein...
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Buses Get Shortchanged, Cruise Lines Hail Vaccine, and Another Holiday Meltdown from 2020-12-28T18:07:50
The new Covid-19 relief package was not enough for intercity bus companies. Cruise lines say the vaccine came just in time to save them, and Delta Airlines has a nice news, bad news Christmas holiday
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Fewer Riders But More Crime, Holiday Travel Shutdown, and Wise Guys Help Direct Riders from 2020-12-20T22:43:08
Even though New York City & Chicago's subway systems say their ridership is down, crime is up. If you are traveling for the holidays the CDC has a word of advice: don't. And finally, if you take a ...
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Track Trespassers, Service Cuts Abound, and What Sets Pilots Apart. from 2020-12-13T22:35:49
2020 saw a massive jump in railroad trespassers drawn in by the lure of train track photography. Transit agencies are getting pushback over service cuts necessary now that federal funding has dried...
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Vaccine Passport, Hyperloop Passenger Run, and Love in the Air from 2020-12-06T22:47:04
A proposed Covid vaccine passport has the airlines excited and Libertarians shaking in their shoes. Virgin Hyperloop does their first test run with human passengers and Taiwan Airlines has a flight...
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Delta Fails to Make the Grade, Elon MuskHas a Lot To Be Thankful for, and Moose Advisories from 2020-11-29T15:54:29
Most airlines had a good holiday except Delta who didn't figure on needing pilots. Elon Musk is meeting his goals but not everyone is happy about the way he is doing it. Also on tap, a new travel a...
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TCI Gets Sidelined, Living in the Subway, and Aston Martin Throws a Hail Mary from 2020-11-22T21:53:22
The Transportation Climate Iniative once touted as a necessary step toward a more greenhouse neutral environment has been put on the back burner as unfriendly to the Covid damaged economy in the No...
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Reality Sets In, Air Cars, and Ear Buds Safety from 2020-11-15T23:59:22
Threatened transit agency service cuts are becoming a reality as Congress fails to shore up failing services with emergency funds. Also on tap, hover cars were a dream of the future 60 years ago. T...
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Uber wins in California, Public Transit Has a Good Election Day, and Lincoln Continental Waves Goodbye. from 2020-11-08T22:09:07
California's Proposition 22 which allows ride share app based business to treat users as independent workers instead of employees sailed through the balloting votes. Overall public transit came out...
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A Motorcoach S.O.S., Thanksgiving Travel, and The 737 is Back! from 2020-11-01T23:00:18
The big bus companies say its only a matter of time before you will no longer be a blessing to leave the driving to them if congress does not step in. Also up, this year Thanksgiving travel is expe...
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NO RIDE TO THE POLLS, MBTA STRUGGLES, AND AIRLINES RESORT TO A COVID APP from 2020-10-25T16:29:19
A Michigan voter fraud law banning the hiring of people and vehicles to get voters to the polls on Election Day is upheld on appeal. In Massachusetts, the MBTA struggles with cuts much to the disma...
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The CDC and the White House Clash Over Public Transit Masks, Cyber Attacks, and an Airline ups its Game. from 2020-10-18T23:56:10
The CDC drafted a national regulation requiring masks on all public transit until the White House Task Force on Covid killed it saying the states were the proper authority to make those rules. Mean...
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Southwest Airlines Figures it Out, Bus Driver Rage, and Tesla Butt Dials from 2020-10-11T22:27:36
Southwest Airlines has boasted of no furloughed employees since the pandemic started but that tune may change now that federal airline subsidies are over. Also on tap, a bus strike simmers over the...
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Struggling Public Transit, California Says No More Gas Cars After 2035, and Whistle Stop Tours from 2020-10-04T23:58:06
Will public transportation be able to stay afloat without federal intervention? Also on tap, California Gov. Gavin Newsome signs an executive order banning the sale of any gasoline powered automobi...
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AIRLINE S.O.S., Driverless Negligent Homicide, and an MTA Man Cave from 2020-09-28T22:48:36
The Airline subsidies that have kept them alive and workers employed ends on October 1st. Will Congress come to the rescue again? Also on tap. the back-up driver for an autonomous Uber is indicted ...
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FEMA Walks Away From Subways, Space Trucking, and Airline Fraudster Gets Jail Time from 2020-09-21T18:04:14
FEMA says it is tired of helping subways and schools keep clean during the Covid pandemic. Also on tap, the space race is more than just sending a man to Mars...It's also about hauling freight and ...
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Amtrak Furloughs, Driverless Cars, and Cruise Ships for Sale from 2020-09-13T20:39:56
Amtrak announces it is putting two thousand employees on furlough and critics say there has to be a better way. Driverless cars for the masses are getting closer and closer and if you have a few hu...
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Left Behind, Fareless, and Lighthouse Up for Sale from 2020-09-06T21:17:05
NJ Transit has some explaining to do after a napping passenger was left on a train and woke up in the repair shop. Also up, LA Metro is trying to figure out if they can go careless and there are a ...
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The War of Independent Contractors, SEPTA Service, and Airline Food to Go from 2020-08-30T15:29:40
California is at war with Uber and Lyft over the classification of their drivers as independent contractors as opposed to employees. Also on tap, Philadelphia Transit is facing sever service cuts a...
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Airline Bailout, Buckled Roads, and DiBlasio on Cars from 2020-08-23T15:02:36
Congress is mulling over another Covid bail out for airlines in order to push off layoffs. Meanwhile the heat of summer is buckling roadways throughout the country and New York City Mayor Bill DiBl...
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Moped Palooza, Uber Struggles, and Up, Up, and Away..... from 2020-08-17T04:00:08
The streets of New York city are ready for mopeds, but with a rash of accidents are mopeds ready for the Big Apple? Also on tap, Uber is struggling to find its way during the pandemic and the peril...
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Airborne Masks, Cadillac Vs. Tesla, and China's Flight to Nowhere... from 2020-08-10T01:49:10
Airlines are now getting very, very serious about passenger masks, Cadillac introduces the Lyric- designed to give Tesla a run for it's money , and China now lets you take a flight to nowhere, basi...
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Travel Agencies, Covid-19 and the Bus, and The Ultimate Ride Share App from 2020-08-02T18:32:19
We tell you how travel agencies are surviving during the pandemic, look at virus control and the buses in San Francisco, and show you an app for all of your other ride share apps.
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Covid Safe School Buses, Free Public Transit, and the Bridges of Cape Cod from 2020-07-26T18:35:17
School bus plans are taking shape for fall but will they be safe enough? Also on tap, a new bill going through congress is calling for free public transportation, and the bridges connecting Cape Co...
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Transportation Industry Passes the Hat, Microtransit Comes Into Its Own, and a Federal Gas Tax from 2020-07-19T17:11:48
The Feds have money earmarked for transportation but the question remains how much will they get?. Also on tap, micro transit is helping to fill in the gap left by pandemic ridership loss, and a ne...
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Amtrak Service Cuts, Intercity Buses, and a Step Further in Airplane Protection from 2020-07-12T23:23:39
Amtrak says its cutting service because of the pandemic, but is Covid-19 just an excuse? Also coming up, can intercity bus companies recover from their virus passenger loss and Qatar Airways introd...
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The Question of the 737 Max, Marooned at Sea, and Mask Wearers Only On CA Transit from 2020-07-05T16:28:07
The 737 May has been out of service for over a year after software issues caused multiple crashes killing many. Now Boeing says it might be ready to fly again...maybe. Also in the line up, Seafarer...
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NYC Subway is Broke, E Scooters are Back, and Airplane Middle Seats Are Here to Stay. from 2020-06-28T20:53:26
Can you spare a dime for New York City's MTA - they could really use it. Also on tap, E scooters are coming back to s street corner near you and social distancing just got harder on airplanes after...
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Pilots Scrambling, Prohibition Hits the Sky, and Delta Customer Non-Service from 2020-06-21T04:00:04
No passengers equals no flights which equals pilot lay-offs. Next time a waiter takes your order it may b e the captain from your last commercial airline flight. Also up, some airlines are getting ...
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The Rental Car Crash, Subway SD Guidelines, and Stewardess May I? from 2020-06-14T19:45:28
The rental car industry is taking a swan dive while the airlines are struggling to stay in the air, mass transit is doing it's best to locate the Holy Grail of workable social distancing for passen...
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Blast Off, the CDC Likes Cars, and Friendship Between Competitors from 2020-06-07T18:53:32
Spacex and NASA make history with the first commercial manned reusable rocket, the CDC says cars are better than mass transit, and an airline CEO flies a competitor and makes a friend.
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A New way Forward For Mass Transit, Ghost Airline Reservations, and Passenger Masks Reimagined from 2020-06-01T04:00:05
Mass transit is the key to reopening the economy but there are still a lot of kinks to be ironed out to follow social distancing guidelines. Also up this week, airlines appear to be booking flights...
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Top Cop Fired, Car Culture Transformation, High Speed Rail to the Rescue from 2020-05-24T16:50
What is going to happen now that the Department of Transportation Inspector General has been fired? Also on tap, how Covid-19 is changing the car culture and boosting bicycles as well as the return...
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Elon Musk and Tesla Double Dare California , United Airlines Scares Passengers, and Stranded at Sea from 2020-05-18T04:00:14
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk threatens California when they try to stop him from re-opening the only car manufacturer left in the Golden State. Also up, United Airlines has not taken the social ...
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Fly the Masked Skies, Looking Forward in Public Transit, and Yard For Sale from 2020-05-10T18:00
This week's episode: masks are the new look on planes and in airports, what other changes are being wrought by Covid-19 in public transit, and a big giant yard that used to house Boeing Super Max p...
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Fewer Passengers Equals More Danger, Gearing Up Again in Detroit, and the Pros and Cons of Less Traffic from 2020-05-04T04:00:03
Even though there are fewer passengers on airliners these days, the TSA is finding it's job more difficult and dangerous than ever. Also on tap, U.S. car manufacturers are struggling to find a way ...
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Take a Train to the Virus Ward, God Bless Truckers, and Speed Limits Go Out The Window from 2020-04-27T17:59:53
The New York subway system says they are not to blame for the high rate of Coronavirus infection in NYC. If that is true, why are so many of it's employees sick? Also on tap, truckers face the odds...
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Blast Off, A Change in Cargo, and A Reluctance To Refund. from 2020-04-19T15:41:31
One transportation industry sector is booming while all others are dealing with Coronavirus shrinkage: Space Travel! Also on deck, what airlines are carrying now that the passenger trade is in lock...
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The Unfriendly Skies, Transit Drivers at Risk, and Ocean Liners Adrift from 2020-04-05T20:31:14
President Trump hints that an airline bail out might be on the way as U.S. carriers fight to stay in the skies while Covid-19 eviscerates the airline industry. Also on tap, essential mass transit d...
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Regional Airlines Covis Tribulations, Social Distancing Transportation of the Future, and No More Walks in the Park from 2020-03-30T04:00:02
Regional Airlines are being decimated by the Coronavirus pandemic as travel is at a standstill, vehicles of the future may be solitary confinement taking social distancing rules into account and e...
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Corona Aid, Overcrowding Transit Cars, and the Disappearance of Rental Scooters from 2020-03-22T19:31:50
Corona virus has eviscerated the nation's top transportation industries and the ripple effect will destroy the country's economy without not just one, but several bail-outs. Also on tap public tran...
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What You Need to Know About Travel and the Coronavirus from 2020-03-15T21:33:59
President Trump has issued a travel ban between the U.S. and Asia, and the U.S. and Europe with some exceptions. We tell you what this means if you are trying to get home in either direction. We al...
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Coronavirus Plays Havoc With Global Transportation from 2020-03-08T23:44:07
Airlines are losing billions of dollars because of new travel restrictions and booking losses due to coronavirus fears. The cruise industry is also hard hit as cruise ships become giant petrie dish...
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Dangerous Bus Rides, Free Public Transit, and Parking Ticket Fines Based On Income from 2020-03-02T00:32:34
Bus driver attacks are on the rise in New York, Minneapolis and a few other major metropolitan areas putting transit worker danger on par these days with police and firefighters. Also in the line u...
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High Speed Rail, The Reclining Seat Wars, and A New Ride Share Hits NYC from 2020-02-24T00:15:37
A High Speed Rail project hits the plains of Texas while California struggles with the same idea. Also on tap, Reclinegate on an American Airlines flight has re-invigorated the debate on whether co...
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Coronavirus Collateral Damage, Boston Transit Tries To Upgrade, and the MBTA Finds No Love on Social Media. from 2020-02-16T23:26:37
The growing Coronavirus epidemic is playing havoc with both the airline industry and international shipping, the Boston transit system embarks on a Year long improvement program, and the MBTA look...
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A Dearth of Bus Drivers, Daredevil Bicyclists, and Infrastructure Moves Up The Food Chain from 2020-02-09T22:57
If you are considering a new career think about bus or train driver as critical shortages in both areas are compounding urban traffic congestion crisis. Also on tap this week, scofflaw bicyclists a...
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Subways, NY Fights Hate On The Tracks and the Coronavirus Hits Both Land and Sea from 2020-02-02T21:43:11
Public ridership is starting an upward climb, in New York the MTA is launching a fight against hare and the Coronavirus throws a scare into US airline passengers and causes a quarantine on a cruise...
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Airlines Reset Allowable Service Animals, the TSA and Guns, Efficiency Experts Look At Loading Passengers. from 2020-01-27T01:25:17
Airlines are the in place to be this week. They are revisiting service animals allowed in passenger flight cabins, checking out how to load passengers on planes more efficiently while the TSA says ...
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Flight Shaming, E-Scooter Troubles, and Discount Airfare Wars from 2020-01-20T02:13
The newest virtue signaling blame game - flight shaming - is designed to make you feel bad about using fuel to fly to see Grandma. Also on tap, e-scooter companies appear to be in trouble and the q...
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THE UKRAINE AIRPLANE CRASH, BOMBARDIER TRANSIT CARS ON THE FRITZ, AND CONTAGIOUS AIR ATTENDANT UNIFORMS from 2020-01-14T04:15:46
Iran finally fesses up to shooting down a Ukranian Airliner on take off while conducting a military strike against Iraq bases housing U.S. military personnel. Bombardier transit cars are becoming ...
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New Jersey Transit, Airline Bottom Lines, and Reservation Roadways from 2020-01-07T01:39:52
NJ transit contemplates improvements, the nation's airlines are sitting pretty after reporting billions in profits while Navajo reservation roadways desperately need a repair assist....
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THE BOEING SAGA CONTINUES, L.A. TRANSIT WOES, AND THE CHILD LABOR/NEW SUBWAY CAR CONNECTION from 2019-12-30T23:15:50
Boeing can't shake the curse of the 737 Max, Los Angles tries to right its transit woes and is child labor at work building new subway cars for U.S. systems?
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DRUNK PILOTS, SAFETY SYSTEMS, AND EMISSIONS from 2019-12-24T04:21:25
The number of drunk commercial airline pilots is on the rise causing calls for change to regulations regarding alcohol bans, drivers battle with safety systems and a pact to eliminate transportatio...
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DEATH IN THE AIR, TRANSIT BUDGET DRAMAS AND TURTLES ON ASPHALT from 2019-12-17T02:16:27
Congress is putting pressure on commercial airlines to carry Narcan as the Opioid crisis hits the skies and passengers drop from overdoses. In New York the city's MTA budget is the source of conste...
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PUBLIC TRANSIT WANTS YOU, RIDE SHARES ADMIT BIG SAFETY ISSUES AND NEW HAMPSHIRE STANDS FIRM ON HIGHWAY SIGNAGE from 2019-12-09T22:03:53
Kansas City wants to boost mass transit so much they are going to make it free! Uber comes out with a damning report on safety for both riders and drivers and New Hampshire, the live free or die st...
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Banned in London, The NTSB Busy Season and Drop Those Phones In Massachusetts from 2019-12-03T04:08:46
Uber is banned in Boston for driver account sharing fraud, the NTSB takes on bike vs car accidents and autonomous vehicles and Massachusetts signs into law a bill making it illegal to hold your pho...
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THANKSGIVING DRIVING TIPS, MASSACHUSETTS CHANGES EXIT NUMBERS AND WINTER READY TRANSIT AGENCIES from 2019-11-26T04:39:37
Need travel tips for Thanksgiving? We have them along with winterizing mass transit and new highway exits in the Bay State!
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Hyperloops Are Looming, The Real Dirt On Cruise Lines and a Light Rail By Any Other Name... from 2019-11-19T01:04:03
Hyperloops, once a sci fi fantasy are now fast becoming a reality. Speaking of reality, have you been on a cruise lately? We have the latest dirt if you are thinking of one. And finally a Light Ra...
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Self-Driving Scooters and Flying Cars! from 2019-11-12T02:53:46
Ever want to ride a self-driving Scooter? How about a flying car? They maybe coming faster than you think! Also bad news for Uber when one of their autonomous cars crashes......
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The Battle of the Overhead Bins, Chicago Mass Transit and Looming Real ID. from 2019-11-03T15:07:52
Airlines have figured out the key to success is Over Head Bin Access, there is change in the air at the Chicago Transit Authoritiy, and do you have your federally mandated Real ID yet?
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The Chao Effect, Cape Cod Bridges, and Electric Planes from 2019-10-29T00:57:43
The Secretary of Transportation has some explaining to do about favoritism for her husband's constituents, the Army Corps of Engineers is looking to replace the Cape Cod bridges and electric airpla...
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Sully Checks In On the 737 Max, Property Values Get A Boost From Mass Transit, and Air Canada Weighs In On Gender Correctness from 2019-10-22T00:02:52
Hero U.S. Airways Airline Captain Chesley Sullenberger calls the Boeing 737Max “a textbook failure of airmanship”, a new report says living within a half mile of mass transit is good for your botto...
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Hurtles on Mass Transit For The Disabled, Flight Cancellations. and Airlines Make Good.... from 2019-10-15T01:24:28
Mass Transit Authorities have failed to come through for disabled and senior customers, you might notice more than usual flight cancellations for the rest of the yer and Airlines turn around and do...
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The Pink Tax, More American Airlines and Transit Car Wash from 2019-10-08T02:12:48
Women are paying more for transportation than men, American Airlines has lost its long time South America holds, and would getting your car washed while you take the bus induce you to take mass tra...
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High Speed Rail Updates, The Agony of the Daily Commute, and Cops Run Out Of Juice in California from 2019-10-01T01:40:17
The Saga of High Speed Rail continues, commuting times are getting longer and longer so employers are now getting involved to try and keep their work force and California police find out no one top...
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Drive Electric Week, Homeless In The Station and New Uses For Buses from 2019-09-24T01:18:52
Electric car advocates are going to try and persuade you to give up your gas guzzler this week while train and bus stations are dealing with the booming homeless population and bus owners are findi...
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American Airlines, Spy Trains and Running Red Lights from 2019-09-16T21:53:06
American Airlines has had a horrible, nasty terrible summer. Meanwhile major cities like New York, Boston and Washington D.C. may have to wait for new subway cars ordered from a Chinese company bec...
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Congestion, Long Trains and Dirty Airplanes from 2019-09-09T21:46:34
Ever hear of congestion pricing? You will if you drive to work. Also when was the last time you found yourself stuck at a railroad crossing with a train that never seemed to end? Finally if you ar...
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Conductors, Price Surging and Tram Bowling from 2019-09-02T04:00:03
A new cost saving personnel policy on trains may be putting passengers at risk, ride sharing price surges are coming into question and bowling with trams in Europe are all on the agenda in this epi...
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E-scooters, Driverless Cars and PogoSticks! from 2019-08-26T04:00:16
Public transportation is evolving at lightning speed and no where else faster than First Mile/Last Mile modes of travel. Driverless shuttle buses for daily commuters have sprung up in a number of U...
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Planes, Trains and MBTA Derailments from 2019-08-09T23:28:23
Boeing is still reeling from the news that it sent misinformation about the dreaded 737 which has crashed twice in five months killing a total of 346 people. A number of American carriers have slow...
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