http://www.mail.com/subjects/12270-mass-transit-systems.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/12270-mass-transit-systems.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2035298-transit-officer-critical-shootout.html CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Doctors say the Boston transit police officer wounded in a shootout with the marathon bombing suspects had lost nearly all his blood and his heart had stopped from a single gunshot wound that severed three major blood vessels in his right thigh. Surgeons at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge say 33-year-old Richard Donohue is in st... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:25:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2035298-transit-officer-critical-shootout.html 2013-04-21T20:25:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031016-boston-travel-trains-buses-halted-planes-flying.html NEW YORK (AP) — Mass transportation to and from the Boston area was virtually shut down Friday while police engaged in massive manhunt before capturing a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing. The message from Boston transit authorities — shared early in the morning via Twitter — was clear: "Go/stay home." As the manhunt stretched into the afternoon... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:17:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031016-boston-travel-trains-buses-halted-planes-flying.html 2013-04-20T02:17:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2026578-group-major-companies-involved-tax-scheme.html CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago-area transportation agency on Wednesday alleged that some of the nation's largest and best known companies including AT&T, Sears Holdings Corp., Verizon and Target are running "sham" offices as part of a scheme with two small northern Illinois communities to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes in Chicago and Cook County. The... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:29:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2026578-group-major-companies-involved-tax-scheme.html 2013-04-17T23:29:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1874272-york-expanding-nations-biggest-transit-hub.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sixteen stories below Grand Central Terminal, an army of workers is blasting through bedrock to create a new commuter rail concourse with more floor space than New Orleans' Superdome, just one of three audacious projects going on beneath New York City's streets to expand what's already the nation's biggest mass transit system. But even wit... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1874272-york-expanding-nations-biggest-transit-hub.html 2013-02-07T15:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1835468-exodus-inaugural-watchers-jams-dc-subway-stops.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Crowded subway stations and a disabled train caused major headaches Monday for thousands of rail riders trying to get home from President Barack Obama's second inauguration. Despite handling fewer passengers than in 2009, the District of Columbia's mass transit system decided to temporarily close four stations near the National Mall beca... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1835468-exodus-inaugural-watchers-jams-dc-subway-stops.html 2013-01-22T01:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830552-feds-follow-business-backing-detroit-rail.html DETROIT (AP) — The federal government committed $25 million Friday to build a streetcar line through the heart of Detroit, putting in place the last piece of a plan bringing light rail to one of the few urban centers still without it. The rest of the $140 million tab for the 3.3-mile streetcar line along Woodward Avenue will be funded by a public-private ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1830552-feds-follow-business-backing-detroit-rail.html 2013-01-18T21:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826478-inaugural-transit-options-drawbacks.html WASHINGTON (AP) — If you want to get to the National Mall on Inauguration Day, you're probably better off not driving. The hundreds of thousands of people spilling into the nation's capital Monday are encouraged to travel by rail, bus or bicycle. And no matter what they choose, those watching the inauguration activities will eventually end up on foot — an... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826478-inaugural-transit-options-drawbacks.html 2013-01-17T09:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1819104-gazproms-eu-partners-anxious-price-cuts.html ANAPA, Russia (AP) — Russian energy giant Gazprom is spending billions to expand its already massive footprint in Europe. But it will have to tread carefully at a time when global natural gas supplies are surging and prices are falling, giving European utilities and businesses more leverage in negotiating supply contracts. At a lavish ceremony in December... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1819104-gazproms-eu-partners-anxious-price-cuts.html 2013-01-14T12:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1807416-sandy-report-details-nys-storm.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Floodgates for tunnels, subways and airports, as well as a network of safe havens like old civil defense shelters, should be among quick, simple preventive measures that New York installs ahead of future storms, according to a report by an expert panel examining Superstorm Sandy's effects. The 205-page report obtained by The Associated... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1807416-sandy-report-details-nys-storm.html 2013-01-08T23:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1801444-nyc-subway-deaths-barriers-eye.html NEW YORK (AP) — Every day, throngs of riders stand on the edge of danger in the nation's busiest subway system, waiting on platforms with nothing between them and the tracks. Dozens of subway and light rail systems around the world have safety barriers with sliding doors on their platforms, but the idea hasn't gotten traction in New York. Yet transit offi... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1801444-nyc-subway-deaths-barriers-eye.html 2013-01-05T16:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1767174-review-google-maps-boasts-big-improvements.html NEW YORK (AP) — Like a lot of people, I was happy and relieved to see Google Maps return to the iPhone. I'd been frustrated with the Apple mapping software that had replaced it three months ago. For one thing, it didn't have public transit directions, a feature important for New Yorkers like me. Apple's mapping app also wasn't as good as the old Google ap... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1767174-review-google-maps-boasts-big-improvements.html 2012-12-14T17:23:00Z