High winds in Northwest knock out power to thousands

12/18/10 PORTLAND -- High winds brought down trees and limbs, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people in Oregon and Washington. Many were still without power at mid-morning Saturday. In Portland, MAX Yellow Line service was interrupted when a tree fell on the overhead power line overnight. Buses shuttled riders between the N Lombard and Expo Center stations. Portland General Electric said about ...

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O.U.T. bus ridership up

04/26/11 The Oxford University Transit system has experienced an increase in riders. Many students and riders attribute the increase to many issues that have arisen recently, such as the shortage of public transportation to campus, the rising gas prices and the price of student parking decals. Martha Hill, a Yellow Line bus driver, has been driving for O.U.T. for about a year and a half.   Hill said she ...

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Plans Move Ahead For New Stops On CTA Yellow, Green/Pink Lines

06/08/11 The Chicago Transit Authority is moving forward with plans for a new stop on the Yellow Line in Skokie, as well as on the Orange and Pink lines along Lake Street on the Near West Side.

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