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No data on how often positive train control has prevented SEPTA crashes

New Jersey Transit is still working to get positive train control installed by a December 2018 deadline. That deadline was already extended by Congress once.

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Passengers wait after the lights went out at Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday. Many travelers were stuck in grounded planes for hours.
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Airport power restored in Atlanta but thousands are stranded

People traveling through Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport struggled to get home Sunday after a power outage there forced hundreds of flight cancellations.

8 years ago

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Travelers enter the security line at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Atlanta, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Sudden power outage brings Atlanta airport to a standstill

In a news release Sunday evening, the utility said the "the issue may have involved a fire which caused extensive damage in a Georgia Power underground electrical facility."

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The Philadelphia Parking Authority named state Rep. Scott Petri as its new executive director on Friday.

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December 15: Bike share, diversity, inclusion | Counter “stop-and-go” bill | LGBT minority suppliers

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After cyclist’s death, Philadelphia to upgrade bike lanes on South, 27th Streets

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Social activists have received 1,300 petitions against a plan to reroute Wilmington buses. (WHYY/Paul Parmalee)
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NAACP officials will ask Gov. Carney to stop plans to decrease Rodney Square bus service

Social activists and residents in Delaware are making a plea to the state to reverse plans to reconfigure bus routes in Wilmington starti ...

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In Delaware, traffic problems always occur

When I was first dating my wife, we lived in northern New Jersey and I would promise her that once we moved back to Delaware, all our traffic woes would disappear.

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Health Department authorizes SEPTA natural gas plant in Nicetown

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After cyclist’s death, protesters form “human-protected bike lane” to demand long-delayed street safety improvements

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Workers wrapped the main cables of the Delaware Memorial Bridge before installing a dehumidification system to prevent corrosion. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
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Dehumidifier now operational on Delaware Memorial Bridge

A $35 million project to extend the lifespan of the Delaware Memorial Bridge by keeping humid air away from the main suspension cable is finally finished.

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Blackwell proposes transit oriented development around Provident Mutual Life Insurance building

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New, easier-to-use SEPTA App offers real-time ETAs

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