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Atlanta begins installing tracks for new streetcar line

March 11, 2013 Todd DeFeo

ATLANTA – Crews last week began installing the first track for Atlanta’s new streetcar line, which is slated to open next spring. Workers are expected to install one block of track every three to four weeks, according to city officials. When the east-west route opens next spring, city officials believe the new $69.2 million line will ferry tourists to and from many of the city’s popular downtown attractions. When completed, the 2.7-mile streetcar line will

Delta wants to grow in Brazil

March 6, 2013 The Travel Trolley

Delta Air Lines said it filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation to add nonstop flights to Sao Paulo from both New York and Atlanta, two of its key business markets.

Smart keys don’t help dumb motorists

March 6, 2013 The Travel Trolley

Apparently the rise in smart keys hasn’t helped prevent motorists from locking their keys in their cars.

TSA allows small knives in carry on bags

March 6, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Travelers can now take “small knives” in their carry-on luggage, under a rule change announced this week by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). “This is part of an overall Risk-Based Security approach, which allows Transportation Security Officers to better focus their efforts on finding higher threat items such as explosives,” the agency said in its statement outlining its rationale. The change, effective April 25, also aligns “more closely with International Civil Aviation Organization standards.” With

Climb aboard the General during Southern Museum’s ‘Museum Night’

March 2, 2013 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History is celebrating its 10th birthday with an evening of family-friendly activities aimed at offering visitors a unique look at the museum and its exhibits.

Georgia legislation would outlaw hiding of Confederate monuments

February 24, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Legislation pending in the Georgia state legislature would make it illegal for anyone to “mutilate, deface, defile, or abuse contemptuously any publicly owned monument,” including those honoring the Confederate States of America.

FAA reviewing Boeing proposal on 787

February 23, 2013 Todd DeFeo

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reviewing a proposal from Boeing to fix the problematic batteries used on the 787 aircraft.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex unveils opening date for $100 million home for Space Shuttle Atlantis

February 22, 2013 Special to The Travel Trolley

Southern Museum receives $40,000 donation from Robert and Hazel Eubanks Foundation

February 22, 2013 The Travel Trolley

A $40,000 grant from the Robert and Hazel Eubanks Foundation will help fund the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History’s research center.

U.S. wine exports set new record

February 22, 2013 The Travel Trolley

U.S. wine exports reached $1.43 billion in winery revenues in 2012, setting a new record, according to the San Francisco-based Wine Institute.