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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Transit news from around the world

A stabbing in Newark that left a bus driver near death.
A brick thrown through the windshield of a bus at a nearby location in Newark.
Two armed robberies of bus drivers in Camden County.
Four violent attacks on NJ Transit bus drivers in less than three months have prompted the agency to hasten existing efforts to safeguard drivers.
NJ Transit tests 'security shields' to prevent attacks on bus drivers | NJ.com
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A disabled woman who wrote a book about her experiences riding buses in Detroit is offering to trade her more than 2,000-square-foot, 3 1/2 bath, herringbone brick, neo-Tudor home in one of the city's more desirable neighborhoods for a decent vehicle so she and her children won't have to rely on the city's troubled public transit system.
From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20111110/METRO01/111100413/Fed-up-with-bus-system--Detroit-mom-aims-to-trade-her-house-for-car#ixzz1dLEg2PVN
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Man lauded for saving CTA bus driver - chicagotribune.com
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One worker increased his projected pension by $1.5 million, DiNapoli said in an e-mailed statement. DiNapoli’s office, which has audited the MTA 17 times since 2007, examined the unit’s 2010 payroll records.
N.Y. MTA Overtime Scam Netted Workers $1 Million, DiNapoli Says - Businessweek
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