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From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line
Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.
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‘Stop! Stop!': Two planes nearly collide at DC's Reagan National Airport
The planes, one from Southwest and one from JetBlue, nearly ended up crossing the same runway while that JetBlue flight was taking off.
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Nearly 3 million Honda vehicles at risk of recall as NHTSA probes emergency brake issue
A U.S. government investigation into unexpected automatic braking involving nearly 3 million Hondas is a step closer to a recall. Here’s what you should know.
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Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in settlement related to train derailment in eastern Ohio
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio.
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Tesla autopilot and 10 other assisted-driving systems receive ‘poor' rating from IIHS safety review
A new insurance industry report is grading the major carmakers’ assisted driving systems.
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Can Gov. Healey ultimately keep her budget promises on transportation?
While a new panel of government officials, transportation activists and commuters prepare for another round of investigation into how the state should fund roads and transit, Gov. Maura Healey will keep an open mind — including around the possibility of new or increased taxes. Healey neither embraced nor ruled out the idea of pursuing new tax or fee increases to…
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Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate, study finds
Tesla drivers had 24 accidents per 1,000 drivers during the period from mid-November 2022 to mid-November 2023, according to a study by Lending Tree.
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Ferry operators around the country to receive $200M in federal grants to modernize fleets
The Biden administration will issue $200 million in grants to modernize the country’s ferry systems, officials announced Thursday.
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Mass. transportation secretary outlines thinking to fix ‘crisis' congestion, other issues
In her first public appearance as transportation secretary, Monica Tibbits-Nutt laid out her vision Wednesday for a unified transportation system that helps address some of Massachusetts’ biggest problems, previewed a “hard, hard discussion” about more state money for the MBTA, and shared the frustrations of her own commute into Boston. Gov. Maura Healey removed the acting prefix and made Tibbits-Nutt...
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Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the US, per report
A new report says that crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, while noting young drivers are still the riskiest group behind the wheel.
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Bus plunges off elevated street in Italy, killing 21 people
The crash happened in a suburb near Venice.
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United Airlines pilots ratified a new contract that their union says is worth more than $10 billion
Pilots for United Airlines have ratified a new four-year contract that their union says is worth more than $10 billion. The union previously said the deal would raise pay by up to 40% over four years. The Air Line Pilots Association said Friday that 82% of pilots who took part in the voting favored the agreement. Garth Thompson, leader of the...
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Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states
The Biden administration has awarded $1.4 billion to projects improving railway safety and boosting rail capacity.
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Logan airport gets $50 million for safety upgrades on major runway
Boston’s Logan International Airport is getting more than a third of a new round of federal money to make airport runways safer for planes. The Federal Aviation Administration is giving $44.9 million to Logan so it can rehabilitate its longest runway, 15R/33L and improve several taxiways, the agency said Wednesday. It’s part of a $121 million outlay from the...
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New MBTA union agreement OKed, cited as evidence of a changing T
MBTA overseers unanimously approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the agency’s largest labor union Thursday, praising the sizable raises and retention bonuses as a sign of a “sea change” amid major hiring and retention struggles. The T’s Board of Directors quickly adopted the agreement with Boston Carmen’s ATU Local 589, whose 3,000-plus members represent more than half of...
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MBTA and state leaders meet to address transit issues
State Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca and MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng are now in the hot seat, charged with fixing transportation in Boston, considered in some quarters to be the fourth most congested city on the planet when it comes to traffic. “One of the biggest challenges that both the secretary and the GM have is restoring public confidence, business…
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Freight railroad alert raised to ‘red' as shippers fear more West Coast port tensions
Union Pacific lifts pause on exports to LA, Long Beach, but with West Coast port volatility spreading to railroads, a freight index ups risk level to ‘severe.’
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650-Foot Freighter Hauling Salt Runs Aground Near Detroit Island Park
An enormous freighter packed with salt got a little too close to the shore in the Detroit River on Wednesday.
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Railroads Warned About the Problems Long Trains Can Cause
Federal regulators are warning railroads that the long trains they favor can cause all kinds of problems and contribute to derailments.
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Why Do Americans Drive on the Right Side of the Road?
The reason Americans drive on the right side of the road has a lot to do with horses and dates back to colonial times.