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Public Transit April 15, 2023

Low-cost, high-quality public transportation will serve the public better than free rides

Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Hunter College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Public transit systems face daunting challenges across the U.S., from pandemic ridership losses to traffic…

Hazardous Cargo Crossing sign (public domain)

Transportation February 22, 2023

Train derailments get more headlines, but truck crashes involving hazardous chemicals are more frequent and deadly in US

by Michael F. Gorman, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Less than two weeks after train cars filled with hazardous chemicals derailed in…

Public Transit November 29, 2022

Still recovering from COVID-19, US public transit tries to get back on track

by Kari Edison Watkins, University of California, Davis [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. commuters take approximately 10 billion trips on public transit every year….

Kennesaw October 23, 2019

Southern Museum in Kennesaw hosts gala

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History will host its annual fundraising gala November 8, and guests will be served fare from local restaurants while supporting the museum, according…

A sleek mid-20th Century passenger train

The Silver Comet Story January 23, 2017

The Silver Comet Story — the beginning

This is the first installment in a periodic series that will track the Silver Comet from its beginning as an innovative passenger train line, to the Silver Comet Trail, a…

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Opinion September 22, 2023