Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

   

Transportation Communications Newsletter


 Tuesday, January 30, 2024 - Highland Park, New Jersey



AVIATION


1) First Ever Tower Simulator Now Operational At Austin Airport, FAA Says

KXAN-TV


2) Distraction, Visibility Played A Role In Near Collision Between Airliners At JFK Airport, Docs Show

CNN


3) FAA Reauthorization Lifts Airline Lobbying Totals

Roll Call


4) Why AI Can’t Replace Air Traffic Controllers

The Conversation


CARTOGRAPHY


5) Wisconsin DOT Seeks Public Input For New State Highway Map

WKOW-TV


MARITIME


6) European Commission Proposes To Modernize River Information Services In EU

European Commission


OTHER


7) Florida: Gender Changes On Driver’s Licenses No Longer Available

Erin In The Morning


SAFETY / SECURITY


8) FBI, US Justice Department Use Court Order To Try To Disrupt Chinese Hacking Targeting Key US Infrastructure

CNN


SPACE


9) US Senators Take Bipartisan Shot At Preventing Space Jams

Nextgov/FCW


VEHICLES


10) Purdue Researchers Remotely Test Autonomous Vehicle Technology At Mcity

Highways News



News Releases

1) Bunge Joins RailPulse As Inaugural Railcar-Owning Shipper

2) Study Finds Mass Eye And Ear 'All_Aboard’ App Effectively Aids Blind And Visually Impaired Commuters In Finding Bus Stops

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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