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Make your Perfect Van. Posted: 2 years ago by davethefish
On the Ford Website, the Transit van Maker. Who would of thought of all those extra's in a van!
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'Millionaire's Tax' Could Fund NYC Mass Transit Posted: 2 years ago by deEPCHill
Under the plan, people who earn over $1 million in New York state will pay an income tax surcharge of about 3/4 of 1 percent for five years. In all, it would raise over $5 billion for mass transit.
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Atheist Buses Gather Momentum Posted: 10 months ago by pocksucket
In a story that just keeps going, the Toronto Transit Commission has approved messages on the side of buses reading There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.
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Dallas transit agency (DART) loses to homeowner in court Posted: 1 year ago by 7mmantle
A Dallas homeowner has been fighting Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) for $5,000 that he claims the agency owes him because they caused flooding to his rent house. Finally, the 89-year-old won the case, but DART is appealing. Also, e-mails uncovered from the former chair of DART reveal a disturbing trend within the agency.
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Mercury will cross sun in astronomical event Posted: 3 years ago by dollyllama
Mercury will travel between the sun and Earth in a way that makes it appear to cross -- in astronomy the word is "transit" -- the bottom third of the sun from left to right.
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Lawsuit blames exploding toilet on Sound Transit rail line work Posted: 9 months ago by Bornbad
A South Seattle man has sued Sound Transit, saying work on a light rail line caused a toilet he was inspecting to explode.
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NYC Transit Seat Hogs Could Face Jail Time Posted: 6 months ago by nateebiinature
Rudeness could land New York City transit riders in jail.
A new campaign reminds subway and bus riders to give up reserved seats to the elderly or disabled.
Those who refuse could be fined $25 to $50 -- or even face up to 10 days in jail.
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Sky Tran Posted: 2 months ago by gammerus
Possibly the coolest new mode of public transportation.
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Calif. cop shoots apparently helpless man in the back Posted: 11 months ago by ozero
Two videos showing a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer fatally shooting an unarmed, cooperating 22-year-old man...
(searched a lot, didn't find, hope it's not a dupe)
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Bus driver attacks toy seal with a stick Posted: 9 months ago by kakana
No charges were filed, although the Metro Transit system said it was conducting its own internal investigation.
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BART holdup victim grabs knife, kills robber Posted: 9 months ago by Bornbad
BART(Bay Area Rapid Transit) is getting a reputation world wide as a place for crimes against humanity. This story ended better than most.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Bus Drivers Posted: 2 years ago by super
The reality is that the rate of post-traumatic stress disorder among Toronto transit drivers is approximately 4 times that of police officers.
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Video shows a police punch before BART shooting Posted: 10 months ago by Bornbad
BART officials said tonight that they would investigate the actions of one of the transit agency's police officers after a new video surfaced showing the officer striking a passenger - apparently Oscar Grant - minutes before the unarmed young man was fatally shot by another police officer early on New Year's Day.
*this story only gets worse*
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Ex-BART Officer Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Posted: 11 months ago by Bornbad
The transit police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man on New Year's Day has pleaded not guilty to murder.
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Surprise needle Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
The parents presented the child to the ER after the mother noticed the needle protruding sharp end first from the peri-anal region. After an uneventful transit through the intestinal tract, feces in the rectum had forced the needle through the tissues as the child was attempting to defecate.
Edit: Original pic is blocked. Click here to see.
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Honolulu plugs nose to public odors bill Posted: 3 months ago by kakana
According to the bill, passengers would not be able to bring "onto transit property odors that unreasonably disturb others or interfere with their use of the transit system, whether such odors arise from one's person, clothes, articles, accompanying animal or any other source."
Committee members said they deferred Bill 59-09 yesterday with the intent of killing it.
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Building the DC Metro Posted: 2 years ago by mahler87
If you have ever been to Washington D.C. chances are you have ridden the Metro, one of the coolest mass transit systems in the world. This site shows its development from concept to current operation.
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Don't have a get away car? Use the bus! Posted: 6 months ago by icepigs
Dallas police officers captured a bank robber who had slipped onto a DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) bus.
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No One Believes That the Subway Made You Late? Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
Well, the NYC Transit Authority will give you an excuse letter to prove it was the subway's fault.
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The Transbay Terminal From San Francisco Posted: 2 years ago by sandossu
The Transbay Transit Center which will be built downtown San Francisco just got approved a both green and amazing design by The Transbay Joint Powers Authority.
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