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NYC Transit safety audit finds violations Jitneys fill gaps left by NJ Transit Florida's first hydrogen station opens

May 24, 2007
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NYC Transit safety audit finds violations

 


NEW YORK — New York City Transit officials conducting spot checks at job sites this month to measure compliance with safety regulations say that subway track workers broke safety rules just weeks after two workers were killed on the job. To read the full story, click here.

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Jitneys fill gaps left by NJ Transit


HACKENSACK, N.J. — State transportation officials acknowledge that a minibus company, which now carries more commuters between Paterson and New York than NJ Transit, has evolved into an essential service for a growing region. To read the full story, click here.

 

Florida's first hydrogen station opens


ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida's first hydrogen station opened this week. The Chevron station, which will serve the first U.S. fleet of hydrogen-powered Ford shuttle buses, will allow experts to assess the commercial feasibility of hydrogen as a transportation fuel, officials say. To read the full story, click here.

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