Tag: Transportation

Ridership on MARC's Penn, Camden and Brunswick lines reached an average of 38,112 trips per day in April, according to the Maryland Transit Administration. (Photo: Examiner file)

MARC commuter trains attracting record ridership

Kytja Weir · May 28, 2013 4:00 am

This still taken from video provided by James LeBrun shows an explosion outside Baltimore on Tuesday, May, 28, 2013. Baltimore County fire officials say a train derailed in a Baltimore suburb on Tuesday and an explosion was heard in the area. A fire spokeswoman says the train derailed about 2 p.m. Tuesday in White Marsh, Md. (AP Photo/James LeBrun)

Derailment, blast near Baltimore rattles homes

Ben Nuckols · May 28, 2013 4:00 am

The D.C. Council gave initial approval to a change that would scrap the city's 23.5-cents-per-gallon tax on gasoline for an 8.3 percent tax on wholesale gas, following the lead of neighboring Maryland and Virginia.

Experts: Gas tax shift means Virginia will attract thrifty drivers

Liz Essley · May 28, 2013 4:00 am

The fire-damaged exterior of Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas cruise ship is seen while docked in Freeport, Grand Bahama island, Monday, May 27, 2013. Royal Caribbean said the fire occurred early Monday while on route from Baltimore to the Bahamas on the mooring area of deck 3 and was quickly extinguished. All 2,224 guests and 796 crew were safe and accounted for. (AP Photo/The Freeport News, Jenneva Russell)

Fire breaks out aboard Royal Caribbean cruise ship

Kasey Jones · May 27, 2013 4:00 am

A commuter train employee has been fired after he was caught cooking the books to boost the on-time performance record for Virginia Railway Express trains. (Photo: Examiner file)

Worker caught fudging Virginia Railway Express on-time records

Kytja Weir · May 27, 2013 4:00 am

Within "a little less than a year," Metro plans to let riders use SmartBenefits to pay for most of its pass options on plastic fare cards as well as paper, said Metro spokeswoman Morgan Dye. (Photo: Examiner file)

SmartBenefits coming to Metro passes in 2014

Kytja Weir · May 27, 2013 4:00 am

A collapsed section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is seen in an aerial view Friday, May 24, 2013, in Mt. Vernon, Wash. Part of the bridge collapsed Thursday evening, sending cars and people into the water when a an oversized truck hit the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday declared a state of emergency in three counties around the bridge, saying that the bridge collapse has caused extensive disruption, impacting the citizens and economy in Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom Counties. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Mike Siegel) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLEPI.COM OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse

Mike Baker, Joan Lowy · May 25, 2013 4:00 am

Prep cars and pay attention in work zones, experts say

Liz Essley · May 25, 2013 4:00 am

Andrew Harnik/Examiner

Traffic makes its way through road construction along P Street at Dupont Circle in Northwest. The District would be the last jurisdiction in the nation to
increase
penalties for drivers who disobey traffic laws in work zones
under
legislation unanimously adopted Tuesday by a D.C. Council
committee.
Ward 1 Council Member Jim Graham, chair of the public works
and
environment committee, introduced the bill in February to
further
address the problem of speeding, particularly along busy city
commuter
corridors. The District has seen a steady decrease in work
zone
crashes in recent years: 398 in 2004, 311 in 2005 and 286 last year. In Washington, DC on Tuesday September 25, 2007.

Drivers hit summer slowdown as construction crews go to work

Liz Essley · May 25, 2013 4:00 am

Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment near Rockview, Mo. on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the cause of a cargo train collision that partially collapsed a highway overpass in southeast Missouri, injuring seven people. (AP Photo/The Southeast Missourian, Fred Lynch)

Missouri highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass

Washington Examiner · May 25, 2013 4:00 am

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

Mike Baker, Manuel Valdes · May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Metro is redoing the iconic map of the Metrorail system to make way for the opening of the Silver Line scheduled for later this year. (Photo: Examiner file)

Capsules or leggy dots? Metro seeking more input on new rail map

Kytja Weir · May 23, 2013 4:00 am