More local residents taking advantage of mass transit - Waco Tribune Herald

ATU 1700 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:20:20 -0400

Lisa Scott is leaving the family car at home. Instead, she’s taking the bus to her job as a cashier at Sears or to run errands, estimating she saves $100 to $200 a month in the process. “With gas being so high, I just go ahead and be patient and ride it,” she said. “When I have to go a whole lot of places, that’s when I ride.”

Rising fuel costs drilling into traveler's wallets - Los Angeles Times

ATU 1700 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:37:22 -0400

With gas prices approaching $5 a gallon, the open road looks less inviting than ever. But even vacationers who fly, cruise or take transit will find it tough to escape the tsunami of high oil prices surging through the travel industry.

Greyhound appeals to Web-savvy travelers with BoltBus - USA Today

ATU 1700 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:04:31 -0400

As we rolled down the highway, Gil and I had his 51-seater BoltBus all to ourselves. I was thrilled with the $2.50 round-trip fare from New York to Philadelphia, bought online, and I was looking forward to checking out BoltBus' promised Wi-Fi service.

Alone on BoltBus: 1 passenger and 50 empty seats - San Jose Mercury News

ATU 1700 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:40:17 -0400

It was my first experience on BoltBus, Greyhound Lines' response to the low-priced curbside bus operators that have been eating the iconic company's lunch for years. Some of these discount lines are known as Chinatown buses because they run from one city's Chinatown to another, and they've proven extremely popular - especially among students - despite safety concerns. (Government agencies have flagged one company, Fung Wah, for safety issues like speeding, but Greyhound's record isn't spotless, either.)

Making a bolt for dominance on Boston-NY route - Boston Globe

ATU 1700 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:20:29 -0400

BoltBus's inaugural run yesterday from Boston's South Station to New York's Penn Station started smoothly, but ended with a screech - literally - as the shiny new motor coach, which was running more than an hour late, loudly scraped against construction equipment.

12 hurt in bus crash after driver nods off - News & Observer

ATU 1700 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:09:25 -0400

KITTRELL - Most of the 29 passengers on the Greyhound bus traveling south through Henderson before dawn had drifted back to sleep after a 3 a.m. stop in Richmond, Va.

The Southwest of bus lines? - Boston Globe

ATU 1700 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:16:20 -0400

BoltBus, which launches tomorrow, is shaking up low-cost bus service along the Boston-New York route by imitating Southwest Airlines Co. The airline industry, particularly discount carriers, provided BoltBus with inspiration on everything from the kinds of drivers to hire (fun ones) to the types of on-board toilets to install (flushing ones). Like Southwest in the airline industry, BoltBus is poised to lure passengers away from traditional bus carriers - and perhaps trains and planes - by offering lower prices and a more entertaining atmosphere.

Telb, Simpson honored for victim advocacy work - Toledo Free Press

ATU 1700 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:02:23 -0400

Sheriff James Telb, Ph.D., and Russ Simpson, who lost two family members to murder, each received the Lifetime Advocate Award in recognition of their efforts during the Second Annual “Stand Up for Victims” luncheon. Simpson served as chair and state coordinator of the National Board of PMOC, facilitating the founding of chapters in Indiana, Florida and Utah. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956 and eventually retired in 1990 from his position as a driver for Greyhound Lines Inc. after 27 years.

American Cuts More Flights; Fliers Fume - The Associated Press

ATU 1700 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:11:31 -0400

ATLANTA (AP) — American Airlines grounded hundreds more flights Friday as the inspection-related mess frustrated passengers and hurt an industry already bleeding cash thanks to high fuel costs.

Greyhound urged to put bus station at new site - 2TheAdvocate

ATU 1700 — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:10:32 -0400

LAFAYETTE — The administration is making one more attempt to get Greyhound Lines to move its bus station to a new location downtown — not where the company plans to move now, next to a neighborhood on Moss Street.

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