Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• 13 Injured in Manhattan Train Accident

  Paul Napoli | October 21, 2009 6:44 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  October 21, 2009 Manhattan, NY - 13 people were injured Wednesday morning in a PATH train accident at the 33rd Street Station near Herald Square in Manhattan. The 7:59 a.m. train out of...

• The Jones Act in Hawaii: Ed Case and Jim O'Keefe Object to American Worker Requirments.

  Wayne Parsons | October 21, 2009 6:42 AM | 7 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Malia Zimmerman of The Hawaii Reporter reports on 20 October 2009 that a Jones Act Lawsuit Will Test Control of Hawaii's Shipping Monopoly. Her story is about a bread maker in Hilo who claims that...

• Helicopter Crash Outcome: Eroding Consequence Will Erode Safety

  Mark Bello | October 19, 2009 4:54 PM | 2 CommentsVoices

  Shortly after posting Tips for Surviving an Airplane Crash, comes this report that settlement has been reached with the family of a flight nurse and a paramedic who died in a helicopter crash in...

• Tips for Surviving an Airplane Crash

  Mark Bello | October 19, 2009 11:37 AM | 1 CommentVoices

  I came across an interesting website today. Its' web address is www.howcast.com and it provides how to advice. It provides how to video tips on everything from bathing a dog to sending food back at...

• Court Penalty Punishes Burlington Northern $4 Million For Lying

  Mike Bryant | October 18, 2009 10:29 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  On Sept. 26, 2003, a Burlington Northern train hit a car, killing four teenagers. The investigation into the case raised the issue of whether the signals were working. The railroad pushed a story...

• Rail Operators Failing to Maintain Safe Crossings

  Randy Appleton | October 18, 2009 2:01 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Last Wednesday, a Minnesota (MN) Washington County Court judge affirmed a $21.6 million jury verdict against rail operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. for failing to maintain a safe...

• Two Killed in Amsterdam, Missouri Railroad Crossing Accident

  Brett Emison | October 18, 2009 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Kansas City Star has reported that Mary Redmond, of Linn Valley, Kansas and John South, of Amsterdam, Missouri were killed when their vehicle was struck by a train in an apparent railroad...

• Woman Hit By Metro Transit Bus At Light Rail Transit Station

  Mike Bryant | October 17, 2009 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Friday morning, a woman was hit and injured by a Metro Transit bus. At 6:30 a.m. a eastbound Route 46 bus was making a left hand turn into the bus station near the 46th Street Light Rail platform....

• Railroad Pays $4 Million for Misconduct & Cover-Up after Train Accident Kills 4

  Mike Ferrara | October 16, 2009 10:42 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  This week, a judge in Washington Country, Minnesota awarded $4 million to the families of four young people who were killed in a 2003 accident with a train run by Burlington Northern...

• Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad Destroyed Evidence in Attempted Cover Up

  Brett Emison | October 16, 2009 11:32 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported yesterday that Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad (BNSF) engaged in a staggering pattern of misconduct, including destroying evidence in an attempted...