Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 - Highland Park, New Jersey
AVIATION
1) First Ever Tower Simulator Now Operational At Austin Airport, FAA Says
2) Distraction, Visibility Played A Role In Near Collision Between Airliners At JFK Airport, Docs Show
3) FAA Reauthorization Lifts Airline Lobbying Totals
4) Why AI Can’t Replace Air Traffic Controllers
CARTOGRAPHY
5) Wisconsin DOT Seeks Public Input For New State Highway Map
MARITIME
6) European Commission Proposes To Modernize River Information Services In EU
OTHER
7) Florida: Gender Changes On Driver’s Licenses No Longer Available
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) FBI, US Justice Department Use Court Order To Try To Disrupt Chinese Hacking Targeting Key US Infrastructure
SPACE
9) US Senators Take Bipartisan Shot At Preventing Space Jams
VEHICLES
10) Purdue Researchers Remotely Test Autonomous Vehicle Technology At Mcity
News Releases
1) Bunge Joins RailPulse As Inaugural Railcar-Owning Shipper
3) Leveraging Edge Computing Within Data-Driven Transit
Tuesday Transportation Oddities
There are two Kinzie Street bridges in Chicago over the north branch of the Chicago River. Each has an interesting story. First, there’s the Chicago & Northwestern railroad bridge which is in a raised position except once a year when it’s lowered for a high-rail vehicle to travel over it. The bridge is not connected to rails on at least one side and it’s said the annual trip by the truck is so the rail line isn’t considered abandoned.
The other Kinzie Street Bridge carries the street by that name over the river. The infamous story about this bridge took place on August 8, 2004. A boat carrying some 120 passengers was doing an architecture tour. Just as the boat was passing under the bridge, a bus for the Dave Matthews Band was crossing over the bridge. The driver decided this would be a good time and place to dump the 800 pounds of poop in the buses tanks on the unsuspecting tourists below.
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