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Motorcoach bus safety bill wins U.S. Senate Committee approval

December 18, 2009 Special to The Travel Trolley

Safety advocates and families of victims of motorcoach bus crashes today heralded a U.S. Senate committee’s approval of long-sought legislation to dramatically improve motorcoach safety for the millions of Americans who rely on this popular transportation mode.

Thousands of stranded motorists expected

December 16, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Dead batteries, flat tires and other car problems. They don’t spell Christmas cheer, but they’re a reality of holiday travel.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Completes First Flight

December 16, 2009 Special to The Travel Trolley

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took to the sky for the first time yesterday, ushering a new era in air travel as it departed before an estimated crowd of more than 12,000 employees and guests from Paine Field in Everett, Wash.

ATA: Christmas, New Year’s travel to decline in 2009

December 15, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Fewer people are expected to fly this Christmas and New Year’s, according to new estimates from the Air Transport Association of America (ATA).

German town continues passion play tradition

December 15, 2009 NewsUSA

We all engage in little traditions, but we usually do so on a family-basis — rarely does the whole town get involved. And yet, that’s exactly what happens in the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany, where townspeople come together every 10 years to put on a huge Passion Play, involving over a thousand actors.

Orbitz: Christmas the busiest travel week of 2009

December 15, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Christmas is expected to be the busiest travel week of 2009, according to Orbitz. The busiest weeks: Christmas July 4th Thanksgiving Third week of June First week of August The list is based on air bookings through Orbitz from Jan. 1 through Dec. 21 as of Dec. 8.

Provision would let Amtrak passengers carry guns in checked baggage

December 15, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

Railfanning.org News Wire Passengers could soon bring firearms in their packed luggage on Amtrak trains under a provision included in the Senate’s massive year-end spending bill. “This is an important victory for sportsmen and gun owners across the country, and it affirms congressional support of the Second Amendment,” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said in a news release. “Airline passengers in our country are allowed to transport firearms in secure, checked baggage when declared during

BTS: Rate of Flight Delays Increases in October

December 15, 2009 Special to The Travel Trolley

Flights operated by the nation’s largest airlines arrived on time at a lower rate this past October than in either October of last year or in September 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

Provision would let Amtrak passengers carry guns in checked baggage

December 15, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

Passengers could soon bring firearms in their packed luggage on Amtrak trains under a provision included in the Senate’s massive year-end spending bill.

WDW monorail passengers stranded after power failure

December 13, 2009 Railfanning.org News Wire

Hundreds of Walt Disney World monorail passengers were stranded for hours following a power outage early this morning, according to published reports.