People accept a lot from Greyhound and bus service in general because it is the cheapest form of intercity travel. But should they?
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Go Greyhound? Should We Leave the Driving to Them?
Let’s Talk About Intermodal Transportation
For those of you who do not know, intermodal transportation is transportation that covers multiple modes of transport...bus, train, plane.
It is a significantly overlooked part of the bigger transportation picture. Why can't plane connect to train or connect to bus? Most cities don't look at these things...
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NYC Adds Luggage Racks to Airport Buses But Not Service
The MTA rolled out the first buses with luggage racks this week. The racks, which replace several seats toward the back of the bus, will be on the M60 route between Broadway and 125th St. and LaGuardia Airport. Eventually, the MTA will have racks on 10 buses on seven routes.
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New York 1 Cancels In Transit
From 2004 to 2009, New York 1 offered a weekly 15 minute Transit News show, "In Transit". This week, Bobby Cuza, who started the program, which aired on Friday and repeated on Saturday and Sunday, announced that he was leaving the transit beat to become a political reporter.
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Vote Today on Commuter Rail Link to Providence Airport
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, which operates Boston metro area commuter rail, is set to vote on extending commuter service to T.F. Green Airport. Tentative schedules show a travel time from Boston's South Station to the airport of one hour and fifteen minutes, which is dependent on skipping some local stops on the route.
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Empty Boston Train Derails
A Green Line train derailed in a switching area near Government Center Wednesday evening. The train, which was carrying no passengers, went off the rails as it was moving at low speed to an outbound platform from a turnaround loop.
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