Today's Headlines - more at Metro

9/20/2008

Transportation Headlines for Saturday September 20, 2008

A look at the agency called Metrolink
Bottleneck Blog

Archiving Angeles (AA): P.E. Strike
MetBlogsLA

Blaming the Conductor Distracts Us from Seriously Discussing Rail Safety
CityWatchLA

Blaming individual misses the big picture
Daily News

Blue Line's safety record
Bottleneck Blog

California Legislature passes budget to governor - Weary state senators and Assembly members OK the spending plan with no debate. After checking thousands of spending items, Schwarzenegger plans to sign the budget early next week
Los Angeles Times

City to probe transit rider's gender ID complaint (SEPTA)
Philadelphia Inquirer

Could State Budget Cuts Derail Late Night Train Service?
StreetsBlogLA

Dan Walters: Revised state budget is still a sham
Sacramento Bee

Editorial - Seventh Street Comeback
LA Downtown News

Gov. Palin opposed shipping mitigation plan
San Francisco Chronicle

Hearings to be held on RTA's proposed fare increases
Press Enterprise

'Hop-on' Tour Gives New View of Downtown
LA Downtown News

Legit reason Re "No say on subway?" (Your Opinions, Sept. 16) (scroll down page)
Daily News

Light rail train hits bus in LA; 14 injured
Associated Press

Metro train, bus collide in downtown L.A.
Los Angeles Times

Metrolink board establishes post-accident assistance funds, reimburses Ventura line passengers
Progressive Railroading

Metrolink contractor lobbied for delays in meal breaks - The firm's workers include engineers for the rail line and public transit bus drivers. The rule change was unsuccessful and the company disputes whether it would've applied to engineers
Los Angeles Times

Metrolink runs on shoestring budget in complex environment - Many services are contracted out and more than half its track is shared with freight trains. Even some board members say they lack expertise on some of the problems the system faces
Los Angeles Times

Metrolink's dismal safety record - More people have died on its trains in the last 10 years than on any other line of similar size in the U.S.
Los Angeles Times

Monorail Mulls Financing for Airport Extension
GlobeSt.com

NTSB team sorting out what happened in Metrolink crash
Los Angeles Times

Rail Safety and the Human Error Excuse
Los Angeles Times

Remembering the victims of the Chatsworth train crash
Los Angeles Times

Safety Last: How can transit on the cheap cost so much and achieve so little?
RonKayeLA

San Diego I-15 Commuters may find an easier drive
Temecula Valley News

Suit targets commuter train engineer's employer
Daily News

Transit takes near billion-dollar budget hit
San Francisco Chronicle