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10/03/2007

Transportation Headlines for Wednesday October 3, 2007

A load of concern over Mexican trucks - Foes of their presence on U.S. highways cite safety. Can these rigs meet our standards?
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/highway1/la-hy-wheels3oct03,0,1370855.story?coll=la-news-highway_1
Los Angeles Times

Free Metrolink tickets from Buena Park station - Giveaway is part of OCTA's celebration of the recent station opening
http://www.ocregister.com/news/character-ccix-station-1870134-buena-park
Orange County Register

Google Teams Up With Local Transit Agencies - BART, VTA Part Of Online Service
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=assignment_7&id=5687657
ABC News

No to the Foothill South Toll Road - Building a new toll route through parkland and pristine wilderness is not the way to go in Orange County
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-toll3oct03,0,2990572.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail
Los Angeles Times

Once I took the railroad...Why nobody, but nobody will ever take mass transit as long as they have a choice
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-welch3oct03,0,5237200.story?coll=la-opinion-center
Los Angeles Times

Purple Line planning
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/10/purple-line-pla.html
L.A. Times Bottleneck Blog

Railroad shipping: Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern introduce westbound intermodal service
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/CA6486049.html
Logistics Management

Smog-riddled L.A. breathes a bit easier
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7066571
Daily News

Task force enlists shuttles to fight downtown traffic
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_7066831
Daily News

Toll road into state beach not welcomed
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20071003-9999-7m3toll.html
San Diego Union Tribune

Up close, the romance is gone - The new Wilshire Vermont Station complex in Koreatown appears dramatic from a distance. But a walk in its courtyard exposes its flaws
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-et-wilshire3oct03,0,611735.story?coll=la-home-center
Los Angeles Times

Want a subway down Wilshire? Pencil this in.
http://laist.com/2007/10/02/want_a_subway_d.php
LAist

Working to Get Non-Transit Riders ON BOARD
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90511020
Metro Magazine

Work on I-10 in Redlands progressing ahead of schedule
http://tinyurl.com/2qw5vy
Press Enterprise

World’s Largest ''AMP'' Ship Calls at Port of Los Angeles - New-generation container ship plugs-in to access ''eco-friendly'' on-dock electric power
http://www.caltradereport.com/eWebPages/front-page-1191341797.html
Cal Trade Report