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Transportation

Metro Transit starts new fare enforcement program in Twin Cities

Metro Transit starts new fare enforcement program in Twin Cities

As of Monday, riders on the buses and light rail trains in the Twin Cities will start seeing community service officers enforce fares — and issue administrative citations to riders who didn’t purchase a ticket.
by Nicole Ki

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Small plane lands on Twin Cities highway, collides with vehicle

Small plane lands on Twin Cities highway, collides with vehicle

Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic cams showed the single-engine Piper PA-28 intact and resting upright against a vehicle in the southbound lanes of Bottineau Boulevard, just north of Interstate 94 in Brooklyn Park around 11 a.m. Tuesday.
by MPR News Staff

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Honda recalls 300,000 cars and SUVs over missing seat belt component

Honda recalls 300,000 cars and SUVs over missing seat belt component

Some 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V models may be missing a part of the seat belt pretensioners, increasing the risk of injury during a crash, say federal regulators.
by Emma Bowman

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20 years ago, the supersonic passenger jet Concorde flew for the last time

20 years ago, the supersonic passenger jet Concorde flew for the last time

Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, cutting travel time in half compared to a conventional passenger plane. The groundbreaking jet made its final flight on Nov. 26, 2003.
by Jack Mitchell

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U.S. airlines lose 2 million suitcases a year. Where do they all go?

U.S. airlines lose 2 million suitcases a year. Where do they all go?

When luggage and its owner can't be reunited, airlines sell it to a store in Alabama, where its contents are sold to the public. The result is a grab bag of normal and odd things people travel with.
by Melanie Peeples

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A car-sized tumbleweed made quite a scene on a California highway

A car-sized tumbleweed made quite a scene on a California highway

A person shared video of "the mother of all tumbleweeds" on social media this week. That got us thinking about where tumbleweeds come from and their propensity for taking over roads and neighborhoods.
by Vanessa Romo

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Crews extinguish Kentucky derailment fire that prompted town to evacuate, rail operator says

Crews extinguish Kentucky derailment fire that prompted town to evacuate, rail operator says

Rail operator CSX says that a chemical fire at a Kentucky train derailment that caused evacuations has been extinguished. CSX spokesperson Bryan Tucker said in a brief email that “the fire is completely out.”
by The Associated Press

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Border crossings closed after vehicle explosion on bridge connecting New York and Canada

Border crossings closed after vehicle explosion on bridge connecting New York and Canada

The blast happened on the U.S. side of the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the two countries across the Niagara River. Three other bridges between western New York and Ontario were quickly closed as a precaution.
by The Associated Press

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