Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/05/2007

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday September 5, 2007

County's 11th Metrolink station open - Trains in Buena Park began shuttling commuters this morning
http://www.ocregister.com/news/county-station-park-1838299-riders-people
Orange County Register

Cut-off Los Angeles neighborhood sees hope in a new rail link
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/04/news/rail.php
International Herald Tribune

Diesel Hybrid School Bus & Truck Manufacturer to Accept Blue Sky Award(TM) in Pasadena, Display Clean, Fuel-Efficient Real-World Technologies
http://tinyurl.com/2jv5ab
CNN Money

Fines might increase as way to ease congestion in car-pool lanes
http://origin.dailynews.com/ci_6802743
Daily News

Hybrids’ free ride may be stalling
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=6203
Central Valley Business Times

Kern County will help find money for Highway 46
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/breakingnews/story/133442.html
SLO Tribune

Metrolink's Buena Park station open for business - It is thought to be the first passenger train to stop in the city in at least 40 years.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-station5sep05,1,7272280.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Los Angeles Times

Two Startups Harness Facebook's Power to Connect Riders to Rides - Social Networking Web Site Hopes to Reverse Sagging Ride-Share Rates
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3555783&page=1
ABC News