http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Public_TransportationFind stories, videos, and photos about Public Transportation from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:51:46 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Public_Transportation14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Public Transportation from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/24/california.transit.police.scuffle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/24/california.transit.police.scuffle/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice from California's Bay Area Rapid Transit system have begun questioning witnesses to a confrontation that led to a BART police officer shoving an unruly man into a glass window, a top official said Monday.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/philly.transit.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/philly.transit.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextA union representing thousands of transit workers went on strike early Tuesday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shutting down buses, subways and trolleys that carry almost a million people daily.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:53:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/10/31/transit.strike.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/10/31/transit.strike.ap/index.htmlThe Philadelphia transit system's largest union agreed Saturday not to go on strike as contract talks continued hours before the start of Game 3 of the World Series, Pennsylvania's governor and the city's mayor said.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/21/new.york.subway.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/21/new.york.subway.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome New Yorkers may want to reconsider exclaiming "Thank God" when arriving at their destination subway station beginning Monday.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/06/new.york.subway.barclays/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/06/new.york.subway.barclays/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe British are coming, the British are coming -- to Brooklyn? By subway?Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/25/automatic.system.washington.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/25/automatic.system.washington.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe trains that crashed on the Washington Metro depended on a 33-year-old automated control system widely used in cities across the United States, according to the American Public Transportation Association.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/08/news/economy/public_transport/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/08/news/economy/public_transport/index.htmAmericans turned to public transportation in the third quarter at their biggest jump in 25 years as gas prices hit record levels, according to a Monday report.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/13/money.transit.agencies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/13/money.transit.agencies/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe ongoing financial crisis could put public transit systems nationwide at risk of defaulting on more than $2 billion in loans backed by troubled insurer American International Group, an industry advocacy group said Thursday.Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/19/train.bus.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/19/train.bus.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextA metro train and a bus collided Friday, injuring at least 15 people near downtown Los Angeles, officials said.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1842764,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1842764,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA light rail train slammed into a bus near downtown during Friday morning's commute, injuring at least 13 people, fire officials saidFri, 19 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/16/california.train.collision/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/16/california.train.collision/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe National Transportation Safety Board said a Metrolink train that slammed head-on into a freight train Friday did not apply its brakes, according to preliminary data from the investigation.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/15/train.collision/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/15/train.collision/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal investigators said Sunday they plan to get the cell phone records of two teenagers and the engineer of a commuter train to determine whether text messages played a part in a collision that killed 25 people.Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1841036,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1841036,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEmergency crews found more victims early Saturday, boosting the death toll to 18, as they delicately picked apart the mangled wreckage of a commuter train that collided head-on with a freight train on the same trackSat, 13 Sep 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1839762,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1839762,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe nation's public transportation systems logged a 5.2 percent jump in ridership in the second quarter, according to industry figures to be released TuesdayTue, 09 Sep 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/28/news/economy/driving/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/28/news/economy/driving/index.htmAmericans drove 9.6 billion fewer miles in May compared with a year earlier, according to a report Monday from the Federal Highway Administration.Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/16/mass.transit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/16/mass.transit/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. cities are racing to cope with ever-increasing demand on public transportation as gas prices remain at record levels.Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:41:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1816854,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1816854,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFor the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the 1920s-era St. Charles Avenue streetcar will clack along its entire 13-mile route SundayFri, 20 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/12/news/economy/cities_oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/12/news/economy/cities_oil/index.htmFor many people in Oklahoma, life is built around the car.Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/11/news/mass_transit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/11/news/mass_transit/index.htmAmericans took 10.3 billion trips on public transportation last year, marking the highest ridership level since 1957, according to a new study.Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811602,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1811602,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRail systems from Boston to Los Angeles are begging passengers to shift their travel to non-peak hours. And some seats have been removed from San Francisco's subway cars to allow more people to cram inWed, 04 Jun 2008 00:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1810200,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1810200,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsInvestigators are probing commuter train accidents in both Boston and Chicago that resulted in 24 injuries in both cities and one deathThu, 29 May 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/28/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/28/news/economy/gas_prices/index.htmRetail gas prices hit record highs for the 21st day in a row, motorist group AAA's Web site showed Wednesday.Wed, 28 May 2008 11:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/12/news/economy/dumping_the_gas_pump_chernoff/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/12/news/economy/dumping_the_gas_pump_chernoff/index.htmThe soaring price of gas has convinced New Jersey resident Eric Scott to trade the comfort of his car for a seat on the train every morning after 17 years of driving to the office.Tue, 13 May 2008 15:32:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_vickery/03/04/tranpo/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_vickery/03/04/tranpo/index.htmlBOGOTA, Colombia -- I've never set foot in the U.S., so I'm not sure if this statement will hold true there. But I stand by it as applied either to my native England or South America, my base for the last 14 years:Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/03/hm.urban.fitness/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/03/hm.urban.fitness/index.html#cnnSTCTextLois Fletcher started taking the subway to work nine months ago to save money. It turned out to be an excellent way for her to lose weight -- more than 30 pounds to be exact.Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/08/nyc.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/08/nyc.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTextStrong winds and heavy rainstorms tore through the Big Apple early Wednesday, killing one person and wreaking havoc on the region's transit system and causing delays at two major airports.Thu, 09 Aug 2007 02:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/08/markets/weather_exchanges/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/08/markets/weather_exchanges/index.htmTrading at the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market began as scheduled Wednesday in spite of violent thunderstorms and flash floods that crippled New York City's transportation system in the early morning.Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/23/mercury.spill/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/23/mercury.spill/index.htmlCalifornia authorities on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of spilling mercury in a Los Angeles subway station before Christmas, according to an FBI spokeswoman.Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/18/mercury.spill/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/18/mercury.spill/index.htmlThe Los Angeles Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating an incident involving an unidentified man who spilled a vial of mercury inside a subway station just before Christmas and then disappeared after reporting it to authorities.Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/01/15/fs.superbus.forum/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/01/15/fs.superbus.forum/index.htmlIt looks more like the Batmobile rather than a long-distance coach, so perhaps it is fitting that it is called the Superbus. Offering the speed of an inter-city train with the flexibility of a bus, its Dutch inventors hope that it will provide a vital part in a sustainable future of public transportation and, who knows, it just might make travelling by bus cool.Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:03:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/28/smbusiness/subway.saga/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/28/smbusiness/subway.saga/index.htmEverybody knows that Jared lost 245 pounds on the Subway diet, but few people know about the battle brewing over the sandwich chain's advertising funds.Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/06/subway.rampage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/06/subway.rampage/index.htmlA man went on a rampage in the New York City subway Thursday, terrorizing riders with two battery-powered saws and critically wounding a 64-year-old man, police said.Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/24/news/economy/oil_crisis/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/24/news/economy/oil_crisis/index.htmNew Yorkers may complain endlessly about the city's public transportation system, but the network of subways and train lines may be the city's saving grace in the case of an oil crisis.Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/28/news/newsmakers/transit_contract/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/28/news/newsmakers/transit_contract/index.htmThe Transport Workers Union's executive board voted Tuesday night in favor of a new contract with the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City, union president Roger Toussaint announced.Wed, 28 Dec 2005 11:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/23/news/economy/newyork_strike/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/23/news/economy/newyork_strike/index.htmThe transit strike that crippled New York City's public transportation system for three days cost the city $1 billion, the New York City Comptroller's office estimated.Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/23/nyc.transit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/23/nyc.transit/index.htmlBuses and subways in New York City were on the move again early Friday after the city's 33,000 mass transit workers returned to their posts following a three-day strike, although negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority continue.Fri, 23 Dec 2005 08:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/22/nyc.transit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/22/nyc.transit/index.htmlThe executive board of the union representing more than 30,000 New York transit employees voted Thursday to return to work while contract negotiations continue with the Metropolitan Transit Authority.Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/21/nyc.transit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/21/nyc.transit/index.htmlMillions of New Yorkers trekked to and from work Wednesday in below-freezing temperatures as the union behind the two-day-old transit strike returned to court to fight $1 million-a-day fines.Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/20/nyc.transit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/20/nyc.transit/index.htmlA judge ruled a strike by New York transit workers illegal on Tuesday afternoon, while millions of commuters battled their way home in frigid temperatures.Tue, 20 Dec 2005 07:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/19/ny.transit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/19/ny.transit/index.htmlWorkers at a pair of private New York bus lines went on strike early Monday -- the first steps in what could be the shutdown of the nation's largest public transportation system.Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:33:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/17/news/nytransit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/17/news/nytransit/index.htmNegotiations to avert the first phase of a transit strike in New York and hammer out a contract for 33,000 transport workers resumed on Saturday, according to a spokesman for the Transport Workers Union.Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/16/news/economy/nyc_transitstrike/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/16/news/economy/nyc_transitstrike/index.htmNew York City was poised to be hit by a transit strike as the union representing bus and subway workers announced early Friday they had not been able to reach agreement with management after all-night talks.Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:19:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/15/news/newsmakers/transit_strike/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/15/news/newsmakers/transit_strike/index.htmIf New York City bus and subway workers strike when their contract expires at 12:01 a.m. ET Friday, there will be "no winners," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said as he described the contingency plan to deal with a possible mass transit shutdown.Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/20/foreman.commuting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/20/foreman.commuting/index.htmlCall it the Quest for the Holy Trail.Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/11/nyc.scare/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/11/nyc.scare/index.htmlNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday he and other city officials weren't about to wait until a security threat materialized before acting.Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/09/newyork.subways/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/09/newyork.subways/index.htmlInvestigators are trying to determine if anyone involved in an alleged terror plot against the New York City subway system is in the United States, the city's top police official said Sunday.Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/08/newyork.subways/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/08/newyork.subways/index.htmlThe threat to New York's subway system originated in Iraq and involved the use of explosives hidden in bags or baby strollers, officials familiar with the investigation told CNN.Sat, 08 Oct 2005 13:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/07/ny.dc.subway/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/10/07/ny.dc.subway/index.htmlNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday stood by his decision to increase security after information from the FBI revealed a "specific threat" against the city's subway system, despite intelligence officials saying the information was not credible.Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/07/newyork.subways/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/07/newyork.subways/index.htmlTwo of the dates mentioned in intelligence about possible subway attacks in New York were Friday and Sunday, an official with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.Fri, 07 Oct 2005 07:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/06/newyork.subways/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/06/newyork.subways/index.htmlNew York City's subway system was put under heightened alert Thursday after officials received information from the FBI about a "specific threat," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.Thu, 06 Oct 2005 21:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/04/uk.travel.warning/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/04/uk.travel.warning/index.htmlThe U.S. State Department has warned Americans to maintain "a high level of vigilance" while living or traveling in Britain, following the bombings in London last month.Thu, 04 Aug 2005 04:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/02/italy.bombings0815/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/02/italy.bombings0815/index.htmlBritish police were questioning two more suspects Tuesday in connection with the July 21 botched bombings of the London transportation system, police said.Tue, 02 Aug 2005 12:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/29/london.tube/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/29/london.tube/index.htmlAll four men suspected of planting failed bombs on London's transit system on July 21 are in custody after raids in London and Rome, according to sources close to the investigation and Italy's interior ministry.Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/24/london.tube.0805/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/24/london.tube.0805/index.htmlPolice said they regret the death of a Brazilian national shot and killed Friday by armed officers in a London Underground subway station, after determining he "was not connected" with last week's string of attempted bombings. .Sun, 24 Jul 2005 12:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/23/london.tube.1211/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/23/london.tube.1211/index.htmlA second suspect has been arrested in connection with four attempted bombings this week in London, police said Saturday.Sat, 23 Jul 2005 16:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/22/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/22/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmOnce again, mass transit is the target of another terrorist attack in London.Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/22/london.tube.1545/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/22/london.tube.1545/index.htmlPolice have shot a man dead at a London subway station a day after bombers apparently failed to repeat the carnage of the July 7 blasts.Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/22/giuliani/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/22/giuliani/index.htmlPolice shot a man dead at a London subway station Friday, one day after four attempted bombings in the city, and about two weeks after terror attacks killed more than 50 people at three subway stations and on a bus.Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/21/london.usresponse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/21/london.usresponse/index.htmlSecurity is stepped up at a September 11 terror target as well as New York City's massive transit system after four terror bomb attacks were attempted in London Thursday.Thu, 21 Jul 2005 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/16/democrat.radio.response/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/16/democrat.radio.response/index.htmlIn the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in London, Democrats are asking the Bush administration to spend more money securing the U.S. public transportation system.Sat, 16 Jul 2005 17:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/07/schuster.column.transit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/07/schuster.column.transit/index.htmlLondon. Paris. Tokyo. Madrid. Moscow.Thu, 07 Jul 2005 22:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/07/us.response/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/07/us.response/index.htmlU.S. mass transit systems were put on higher alert after Thursday's bombings in London, with officials in major cities urging Americans to go about their business but be on the lookout for anything suspicious.Thu, 07 Jul 2005 13:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/07/cities.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/07/cities.security/index.htmlAuthorities in major U.S. cities are increasing security, specifically around subway systems, after the deadly attack on London's transit system. The following are steps taken by officials around the country on Thursday.Thu, 07 Jul 2005 12:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/07/washington.transit.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/07/washington.transit.ap/index.htmlThe Homeland Security Department asked authorities in major cities Thursday for heightened vigilance of major transportation systems after a series of explosions on London transit systems.Thu, 07 Jul 2005 11:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/05/01/8259696/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/05/01/8259696/index.htmSensory experiences on the subway aren't necessarily a good thing. But riders in Atlanta will soon have a welcome diversion: television. This summer the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority...Sun, 01 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/03/01/8253829/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/03/01/8253829/index.htmJim Bryant's office in Beijing is plastered with awards: Subway's Top International Franchise Salesperson 1997, Highest Percentage Increase in Unit Sales 2002, and Most Franchises Sold in Asia, Jun...Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/05/news/funny/bus_ads/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/05/news/funny/bus_ads/index.htmNew York officials were red-faced Friday after discovering clothing ads on city buses appearing to promote reading instead suggested a love of books could be rewarded with oral sex.Fri, 05 Nov 2004 19:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/08/28/ny.bombplot/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/08/28/ny.bombplot/index.htmlTwo men arrested Friday on suspicion of plotting to blow up a New York City subway station had also scouted other locations in the city, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Saturday.Sat, 28 Aug 2004 14:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/27/news/economy/nyc_subway/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/27/news/economy/nyc_subway/index.htmNew York's transit agency is considering selling corporate sponsorships to the city's subway stations, bus lines, bridges and tunnels, according to a published report.Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/23/friday/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/23/friday/index.htmlA group of college students have traveled far from home, enduring long hours and security checks. Yet they never waiver from their mission -- to help CNN cover the Democratic National Convention.Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/01/convention.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/04/01/convention.security/index.htmlSecurity preparations for political party conventions in New York and Boston will affect each city's residents very differently.Fri, 02 Apr 2004 01:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/22/ridge.train.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/22/ridge.train.security/index.htmlCalling the March 11 Madrid bombings "a solemn reminder that terrorists continue to exploit our vulnerabilities," Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced a series of initiatives to improve train and subway security Monday.Mon, 22 Mar 2004 22:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/15/railsafety.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/15/railsafety.tm/index.htmlAnyone who has boarded an Amtrak train since Sept. 11, 2001, must wonder how long the delusion can last.Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/06/subway.timeline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/02/06/subway.timeline/index.htmlThe following is a timeline of some of the worst accidents and fatalities to occur on the world's subway networks:Fri, 06 Feb 2004 11:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/01/26/358835/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/01/26/358835/index.htmWhen histories of the interstate highway system are written, they usually begin with the Futurama exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. The exhibit, sponsored by General Motors and giv...Mon, 26 Jan 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/11/01/352317/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/11/01/352317/index.htmFor many New Yorkers, the subway is a necessary evil, an often frustrating part of the city dweller's quest to get from here to there. For Lynne Lambert, it was an idea hiding in plain sight. "I ro...Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/16/239302/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/16/239302/index.htmTalk about an entrepreneur's dream. Frederick DeLuca was 17 when he borrowed $1,000 from a family friend to open a submarine-sandwich shop in Bridgeport, Conn. It didn't do too well, so he opened a...Mon, 16 Mar 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/08/74842/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/08/74842/index.htmWe open this item with a distant memory, vintage 1940 or thereabouts. In that ancient epoch, your servant spent a fair amount of time navigating to and from Townsend Harris High School on various N...Mon, 08 Apr 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/01/15/72960/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/01/15/72960/index.htmA jury ordered the New York City Transit Authority to pay $13 million in damages to a homeless man and the family of his late brother after the men came in contact with electrified city subway trac...Mon, 15 Jan 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/04/10/71824/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/04/10/71824/index.htmTO READ the headlines, America the Beautiful has turned into a beast: ten or more may be dead in bridge fall. america is buckling and leaking. garbage barge earth. gridlock! In December, New York C...Mon, 10 Apr 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/03/69330/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/03/69330/index.htmNEW YORK -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ((is)) banning take-one ads in the subway system. The MTA faults take-ones -- . . . sheets of information asking readers to ''take one'' -- for...Mon, 03 Aug 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/11/10/68250/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/11/10/68250/index.htmTwo of Sacramento's light-rail cars (will) be shipped to Pennsylvania to be dismantled and rebuilt . . . to bring the trolley system into compliance with federal Buy America regulations . . . As a ...Mon, 10 Nov 1986 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/02/03/67111/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/02/03/67111/index.htmThe Reagan Administration is considering a 60% cut in federal spending for mass transit, from $3.7 billion this fiscal year to $1.5 billion in 1987. Congress has blunted past Administration attempt...Mon, 03 Feb 1986 05:01:00 EST