METRO Briefs
Rosenker: NTSB better without enforcement power. Iceland’s hydrogen-powered plans postponed. Bus manufacturers relocate, bring jobs to Tenn. N.J. Transit to charge for mailing tickets.
Rosenker: NTSB better without enforcement power
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NTSB Acting Chairman Mark Rosenker said that the agency works better giving recommendations without enforcement. Approximately 82 percent of the recommendations are implemented. For the full story, click here.
Iceland’s hydrogen-powered plans postponed
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND — A government-sanctioned scheme to derive hydrogen from water and use it to power ground transportation has been set back by at least 10 years due to the financial crisis. For the full story, click here.
Bus manufacturers relocate, bring jobs to Tenn.
GALLATIN, Tenn. — Silver Eagle Bus Manufacturing Inc., a husband and wife team, started operations in their new Gallatin office. They already have a few dozen employees at work restoring old buses and plan to hire as many as 500 employees in a year or two. For the full story, click here.
N.J. Transit to charge for mailing tickets
NEWARK, N.J. — Starting in September, N.J. Transit will charge a $3 fee to mail monthly rail and bus passes, due to the additional costs the service accrues. For the full story, click here.
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