Let someone else drive: Mass transit options | The Tennessean | tennessean.com

Let someone else drive: Mass transit options | The Tennessean | tennessean.com:

TRAIN: MUSIC CITY STAR

This commuter rail service operated by the Regional Transit Authority serves Lebanon, Martha, Mt. Juliet, Hermitage and Donelson."

View from the trolley: More than a free ride - CharlotteObserver.com

View from the trolley: More than a free ride - CharlotteObserver.com: "I hopped on the Gold Rush rolling trolley Monday mid-morning to see if people were riding it to stay warm - for free - in this bitter cold.

I got off two hours later with a fresh view of Charlotte and a dose of humility."

Bus rides free - and crowded | The Augusta Chronicle

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During a week of free rides, the Augusta Transit Office

 saw a steady increase in ridership on its buses,

 reaching 5,152 riders on Wednesday.

Bus rides free - and crowded | The Augusta Chronicle: "Augusta Public Transit let passengers ride for free Monday through Friday in a promotion it called Try Transit week. And try it Augusta residents did.
Bus driver Rebecca Brown said her morning east Augusta route was at least 50 percent busier than usual. Her Kmart route was packed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m."

Death toll from New Year's Eve tornadoes now seven - KansasCity.com

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Death toll from New Year's Eve tornadoes now seven - KansasCity.com: "Six of the victims — three in Missouri and three in Arkansas — died Friday as tornadoes fueled by unusually warm air pummeled the South and Midwest. A seventh victim who was injured Friday near the south-central Missouri town of Rolla died Saturday at a hospital in Columbia, said Bruce Southard, the chief of the Rolla Rural Fire Department."