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Ever wonder why your bus is late or it takes you twice as long to drive to work than it did a month ago? How about why did your vacation airline fares just triple or your train trip get cancelled? The... more
FAQs about Accidental Passengers:How many episodes does Accidental Passengers have?The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.
January 10, 2021A New DOT Secretary, Only Dogs on Planes, and Free Scooter Rides For Essential WorkersPresident-elect Biden has made his pick for Secretary of Transportation - but was it a good choice? Also up, airlines ban all emotional support animals except canines, and one rental scooter company is giving free rides to Seattle's essential workers....more16minPlay
January 04, 2021Transit Agencies in 2021, and the Final Report on the 737 MaxNew federal funds for 2021 may make a difference for both airlines and transit agencies. Also on tap, the Senate Commerce Committee has released it's final report on the FAA's handling of the Boeing 737 Max fiasco....more13minPlay
December 28, 2020Buses Get Shortchanged, Cruise Lines Hail Vaccine, and Another Holiday MeltdownThe new Covid-19 relief package was not enough for intercity bus companies. Cruise lines say the vaccine came just in time to save them, and Delta Airlines has a nice news, bad news Christmas holiday...more16minPlay
December 20, 2020Fewer Riders But More Crime, Holiday Travel Shutdown, and Wise Guys Help Direct RidersEven though New York City & Chicago's subway systems say their ridership is down, crime is up. If you are traveling for the holidays the CDC has a word of advice: don't. And finally, if you take a New York subway train in the near future you may here some iconic city dwellers making the PA announcements such as Robert Deniro and Joe Pesci....more15minPlay
December 13, 2020Track Trespassers, Service Cuts Abound, and What Sets Pilots Apart.2020 saw a massive jump in railroad trespassers drawn in by the lure of train track photography. Transit agencies are getting pushback over service cuts necessary now that federal funding has dried up. Also in the line up, what separates a pilot's brain from the rest of us....more18minPlay
December 06, 2020Vaccine Passport, Hyperloop Passenger Run, and Love in the AirA proposed Covid vaccine passport has the airlines excited and Libertarians shaking in their shoes. Virgin Hyperloop does their first test run with human passengers and Taiwan Airlines has a flight to no where geared for singles looking for love in the air....more17minPlay
November 29, 2020Delta Fails to Make the Grade, Elon MuskHas a Lot To Be Thankful for, and Moose AdvisoriesMost airlines had a good holiday except Delta who didn't figure on needing pilots. Elon Musk is meeting his goals but not everyone is happy about the way he is doing it. Also on tap, a new travel advisory in Canada says don't let moose lick your car.......more13minPlay
November 22, 2020TCI Gets Sidelined, Living in the Subway, and Aston Martin Throws a Hail MaryThe Transportation Climate Iniative once touted as a necessary step toward a more greenhouse neutral environment has been put on the back burner as unfriendly to the Covid damaged economy in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The New York subways are now struggling with a new problem. They have become home to the burgeoning homeless population in the Big Apple. And finally, James Bond's favorite car, the Aston Martin, tries to get back into public graces with a new SUV....more16minPlay
November 15, 2020Reality Sets In, Air Cars, and Ear Buds SafetyThreatened transit agency service cuts are becoming a reality as Congress fails to shore up failing services with emergency funds. Also on tap, hover cars were a dream of the future 60 years ago. They may finally be hitting the roadways. Also, have you ever lost your ear buds while waiting for a train? There's an app for that........more15minPlay
November 08, 2020Uber wins in California, Public Transit Has a Good Election Day, and Lincoln Continental Waves Goodbye.California's Proposition 22 which allows ride share app based business to treat users as independent workers instead of employees sailed through the balloting votes. Overall public transit came out a winner on Election Day while Lincoln Continental ends it's luxury car champion reign as the last one prepares to roll off the assembly line....more14minPlay
FAQs about Accidental Passengers:How many episodes does Accidental Passengers have?The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.