[TCN] Monday, March 31, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, March 31, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) European Commission Vice President Pushing for End of Airport Wi-Fi Roaming Charges

Link to article in Electronics Weekly:

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/viewpoints/kroes-airport-wifi-charge-2014-03/

 

2) Opponents of Allowing Cellphone Calls on Planes Gain Powerful Ally

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-20140331,0,65577.story#axzz2xXFrTRcM

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) Countdown Pedestrian Crossing Times to Switch to Thai Numerals in Phuket

Link to article in the Phuket Gazette:

http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Phuket-Countdown-confusion/29000

 

4) Cycling Journalist Steve Worland Dies of Heart Attack

Link to article on BikeRadar:

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/cycling-journalist-steve-worland-dies-of-heart-attack-40564/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

5) New Tools Let Users See Spokane, Washington Road Projects By Neighborhood

Link to article in The Spokesman-Review:

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/mar/31/new-tools-let-users-see-road-projects-by/

Link to map

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

6) Didn't Pay a Toll? Enforcers Might Track You Across State Lines

Link to article on Stateline:

http://www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/didnt-pay-a-toll-enforcers-might-track-you-across-state-lines-85899542869

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

7) Work Zone ITS Implementation Guide: Use of Technology and Data for Effective Work Zone Management

Link to document from US DOT:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=920

 

OTHER

 

8) This App Will Let Your Family Know You've Met with an Accident

Link to article from DNA:

http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-this-app-will-let-your-family-know-that-you-ve-met-with-an-accident-1973923

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) GM to Finally Reveal Names of Recall Crash Victims

Link to article on CNNMoney:

http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/31/news/companies/gm-recall-victims/index.html

 

10) Public Involvement Tool Needs Your Thoughts, Opinion

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/public-involvement-tool-needs-your-thoughts-opinion/

 

RAILROADS

 

11) US DOT Reprimands Oil Industry for Lack of Information

Link to AP article:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-government-industry-hampering-oil-train-safety-23101450

 

12) New FRA Rule Requires Railroads to Adopt a 'Critical Incident Stress' Plan

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=39919&email=bernie@bwcommunications.net

 

13) Officials Not Keeping Track of Oil Trains

Link to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/03/29/officials-keeping-track-oil-trains/7070635/

 

ROADWAYS

 

14) Animal Detection System Makes Idaho Highway Safer

Link to article in The Spokesman-Review:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140330/NEWS03/140339921/Animal-detection-system-makes-Idaho-highway-safer

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

15) TSA Wants to Link Alarms with CCTV

Link to article in FCW:

http://fcw.com/articles/2014/03/28/tsa-wants-to-link-alarms-with-cctv.aspx

 

16) Luxury Buses in India to Have Black Box-Type Device

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Luxury-buses-to-have-black-box-type-device/articleshow/32983548.cms

 

17) Morgan City, Louisiana Considers Site for Emergency Operations Center

Link to article in The Daily Review:

http://www.daily-review.com/local/site-near-auditorium-proposed-emergency-operations-center

 

18) Cellphone Bans May Not Prevent Accidents

Link to blog in The New York Times:

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/cellphone-bans-may-not-prevent-accidents

 

19) Safety & Security for Road Infrastructure – March 2014

Link to magazine:

http://digital.ropl.com/2014/safety-security/mar/digital.html

 

TRANSIT

 

20) London Buses to Have Sensors in Bid to Cut Cyclist and Pedestrian Deaths

Link to article in the London Evening Standard:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/london-buses-to-have-sensors-in-bid-to-cut-cyclist--and-pedestrian-deaths-9225835.html

 

21) Transport Information System Launched in Pakistan

Link to article in The Express Tribune:

http://tribune.com.pk/story/688592/public-transport-transport-information-system-launched/

 

22) Melbourne Transport Timetables Hit Google Glass

Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/melbourne-transport-timetables-hit-google-glass-20140331-35tl9.html

 

23) Transit + Technology: Revitalizing Public Transportation for Smarter Communities

Link to article on Planetizen:

http://www.planetizen.com/node/67947

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

24) Drones to Be Tested by Radio Station for Monitoring Johannesburg Traffic

Link to article in IT News Africa:

http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/03/aerial-drones-to-monitor-johannesburg-traffic/

 

VEHICLES

 

25) NHTSA to Require Backup Cameras on All Vehicles

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/03/31/nhtsa-rear-view-cameras/7114531/

Link to news release

 

26) Battle of the Dash: Tech Companies Try to Get Their Apps in a Row

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/automobiles/battle-of-the-dash-tech-companies-try-to-get-their-apps-in-a-row.html

 

27) Honda to Trial Car2Car Traffic Signal Information System in Japan

Link to article on The Motor Report:

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/58530/honda-to-trial-car2car-traffic-signal-information-system-in-japan

 

 

News Releases

1) DeLorme inReach Satellite Communicator Receives FAA Approval for Enhanced Special Reporting Service in Alaska

2) Vermont Traffic Safety Lecture Series in April

3) California's VTA to Expand Real-Time Information Signs to 80 Bus Stops Systemwide

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals – Institutionalizing Integrated Solutions Supporting Accessible Multimodal Transportation Network – New York State DOT and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Funding-Opportunities/Current-Funding-Opportunities/PON-2881-Institutionalizing-Integrated-Solutions-Supporting-Transportation.aspx

 

 

Upcoming Events

IBTTA Maintenance & Roadway Operations Workshop – April 6-8 – Jersey City, New Jersey

http://ibtta.org/events/maintenance-roadway-operations-workshop

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1854 **160^th anniversary** The Treaty of Kanagawa was signed between Japan and the United States. The agreement opened the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American ships.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/treaty_of_kanagawa/

 

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[TCN] Friday, March 28, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, March 28, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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April 6-8 is IBTTA’s Maintenance & Roadway Operations Workshop in Jersey City, NJ!

 

New Addition to the program – Mayor Fulop of Jersey City will welcome Delegates to the IBTTA Maintenance & Roadway Operations Workshop! A few other interesting program notes include an MUTCD (signage) update from IBTTA’s representative, Maurice Palumbo of the Golden Gate Bridge, and an overview of ASCE’s new sustainability ENVISION certification program. We’ll see how the Port Authority is dealing with post-Sandy damage AND have a special visit to the top of One World Trade Center and the Tribute Memorial. For the Technical Tour, come see how the Bayonne Bridge is being raised. The Port Authority will take the attendees on to the construction site and explain the process. We’re talking about Extreme Weather Management, Incident Management, Roadside Customer Assistance, Work Zone Safety, Pavement Technologies, New LED Options, Law Enforcement, Innovation in Asset Management and much more. Visit www.IBTTA.org/jerseycity to check out the updated program and to register today!

 

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

1) Garmin Launches PND with DAB+ Traffic in Germany

Link to article in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Garmin-Launches-PND-with-DAB-Traffic-in-Germany_a4700.html

Link to news release (in German)

 

2) Waze Founder Faces Legal Battle in Israel

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/waze-founder-faces-legal-battle-in-israel-7000027827/

 

MARITIME

 

3) High-Tech Buoy System Tracks Galveston Bay Oil Spill

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/High-Tech-Buoy-System-Tracks-Galveston-Bay-Oil-Spill.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

4) Maine Plan Would Remove About a Third of Highway Signs

Link to article in the Morning Sentinel:

http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/Maine_plan_would_remove_about_a_third_of_highway_signs_.html

 

5) Oklahoma DOT: Miscommunication Caused Traffic Back-Up on Broken Arrow Expressway

Link to story on KOKI-TV:

http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/ODOT-Miscommunication-causes-traffic-back-up-on/K-qbJXxo3k6F7tJ-IY5D4g.cspx

 

TRANSIT

 

6) Transport for London Trials Touch-Screen Bus Stop with Real-Time Mapping

Link to article in Design Week:

http://www.designweek.co.uk/news/tfl-trials-touch-screen-bus-stop-with-real-time-mapping/3038182.article

 

7) Minnesota Valley Transit Considers More Wi-Fi on Buses

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/south/252822801.html

 

8) Smartphone Apps to Follow Victoria Public Transport Tracking Technology

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/smartphone-apps-to-follow-public-transport-tracking-technology-20140327-35lrm.html

 

VEHICLES

 

9) Access to Tesla Cars Only a Password Away, Researcher Says

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/access-tesla-cars-only-password-180122977.html

 

 

News Releases

1) NATS Trials Datalink at Lower Altitudes

 

 

Friday Bonus

Autonomous vehicles – 1935 version

http://youtu.be/WSfdMdpH32U

 

 

Upcoming Events

Middle East and North Africa Transport Congress & Exhibition – April 27-30 - Dubai

http://www.uitp-mena.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1979 **35^th anniversary** A partial meltdown occurred at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station, leading to a limited evacuation of the area.

http://www.threemileisland.org/

 

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[TCN] Thursday, March 27, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, March 27, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Southwest Airlines CEO Calls on FAA to Speed Up NextGen Navigation

Link to article in the Dallas Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2014/03/26/southwest-airlines-ceo-calls-on-faa-to-speed-up.html

 

2) FAA Introduces New Clearance Terminology

Link to article from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association:

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2014/March/26/FAA-introduces-new-clearance-terminology.aspx

 

3) Impacts of Aging Travelers on Airports

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170493.aspx

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

4) Q&A with Mike Heiligenstein, President, International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association

Link to interview on TollRoadsNews:

http://tollroadsnews.com/news/qa-with-mike-heiligenstein-president-international-bridge-tunnel-and-turnpike-association-ibtta

 

ROADWAYS

 

5) Measures of Effectiveness and Validation Guidance for Adaptive Signal Control Technologies

Link to report from FHWA:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=919

 

VEHICLES

 

6) Expert: California Car Data Privacy Bill 'Unworkable'

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Expert-California-Car-Data-Privacy-Bill-Unworkable.html

 

7) Bill Ford: 'Self-Driving Cars Are Coming'

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2014/03/27/bill-ford-self-driving-cars-are-coming-reinventing-america

 

 

News Releases

1) The Source Newsletter from Information Station Specialists – March 2014

2) ITS Market – North America Accounted for 43.8% of Global Market in 2013

3) Rand McNally Devices to Integrate with Drivewyze PreClear Service

 

 

Upcoming Events

Vermont Walk/Bike Summit – March 29 – Burlington, Vermont

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e8t86gry783f6ac4&llr=czhupukab&showPage=true

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1964 **50^th anniversary** The Good Friday Great Alaskan Earthquake killed 123 people and caused tremendous damage to much of the transportation infrastructure.

http://www.aeic.alaska.edu/quakes/Alaska_1964_earthquake.html

 

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[TCN] Wednesday, March 26, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, March 26, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Join us April 6-8 for IBTTA’s Maintenance & Roadway Operations Workshop in Jersey City, NJ!

 

Important program additions include an MUTCD (signage) update from IBTTA’s representative, Maurice Palumbo of the Golden Gate Bridge and an overview of ASCE’s new sustainability ENVISION certification program. We’ll see how the Port Authority is dealing with post-Sandy damage AND have a special visit to the top of One World Trade Center and the Tribute Memorial. For the Technical Tour, the Bayonne Bridge is being raised! The Port Authority will take the attendees on to the construction site and explain the process. We’re talking about Extreme Weather Management, Incident Management, Roadside Customer Assistance, Work Zone Safety, Pavement Technologies, New LED Options, Law Enforcement, Innovation in Asset Management and much more. Visit www.IBTTA.org/jerseycity to check out the updated program and to register today!

 

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

1) Smarter Direction for New Zealand Car Satnav

Link to article in The New Zealand Herald:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=11226037

 

MARITIME

 

2) Web-Based Maritime Trail Available Soon in Florida

Link to article in Santa Rosa's Press Gazette:

http://www.srpressgazette.com/news/business/web-based-maritime-trail-available-soon-1.295852

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

3) Shifting Audiences, Dead Newspapers Change Transportation Engagement

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2014/03/25/shifting-audiences-dead-newspapers-change-transportation-engagement/

 

ROADWAYS

 

4) Colorado to Become First State to Issue Alerts for Hit-and-Run Crashes

Link to AP article:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/hit-run-roadside-alerts-law-colorado-23054484

 

5) Notre-Dame-de-Grâce: Transport Quebec Needs to Communicate on Road Project

Link to story on CTV Montreal:

http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/transport-quebec-needs-to-communicate-ndg-1.1745475

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) Better Communications Latest Minnesota Response to Oil Transportation

Link to article in The Bemidji Pioneer:

http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/better-communications-latest-minnesota-response-oil-transportation-1

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

7) New Details on Black Boxes for New York City Taxis

Link to story on WNYC Radio:

http://www.wnyc.org/story/new-details-black-boxes-taxis/

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Q&A: Center for Study of Insurance Operations on Efforts to Standardize UBI Telematics Data in North America

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/qa-csio-efforts-standardize-ubi-telematics-data-north-america 

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Articles from Latest Issue of the Journal of Public Transportation

 -  Engaging Transit Riders in Public Awareness Programs

http://www.nctr.usf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/JPT17.1_Haider.pdf

 -  Forecasting Mobile Ticketing Adoption on Commuter Rail

http://www.nctr.usf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/JPT17.1_Brakewood.pdf

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) @Muscatraffic Provides Crowdsourced Traffic Updates for Oman Capital

Link to article in the Oman Daily Observer:

http://main.omanobserver.om/?p=67982

Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/Muscatraffic

 

VEHICLES

 

11) Senators Call on Automakers to Share More Information About Fatal Accidents

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/senators-call-on-automakers-to-share-more-information-about-fatal-accidents/2014/03/25/23dd65ca-b43f-11e3-b899-20667de76985_story.html

Link to news release

 

 

News Releases

1) NTSB Issues Safety Alert on Wrong Airport Landings

2) AASHTO Announces New Information Tool Designed to Educate about Trust Fund Crisis

3) CN Continues to Strengthen Safety Management System to Improve Safety of Dangerous Goods Transportation

4) Broadcaster Traffic Consortium Continues to Drive HD Radio Growth as a Data Provider

5) Online ITS Training Opportunities Blended (Instructor-Led) Course Offerings

 

 

Upcoming Events

New Jersey TransAction – April 8-10 – Atlantic City, New Jersey

http://www.njtransaction.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1879 **135^th anniversary** Othmar Ammann, who had a major role in the design of a number of bridges, including the George Washington, Verrazano-Narrows and Bronx-Whitestone, was born in Feuerthalen, Switzerland.

http://www.asce.org/people-and-projects/bios/othmar-hermann-ammann/

 

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[TCN] Tuesday, March 25, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) New Boarding Pass Scanners Guide Passengers to Gates and Concessions at Boston Logan

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00558

 

2) FlyInStyle Launches Airport Concessions App

Link to article on The Moodie Report:

http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=40&doc_id=38835

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) Smart Cities and the Technology of Walking

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/local/Smart-Cities-and-the-Technology-of-Walking.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) Interactive Traffic Map Shows Arizona Accidents

Link to story on KTVK-TV:

http://www.azfamily.com/news/Interactive-traffic-map-shows-accidents-in-your-area-252134611.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Kansas Turnpike Authorities Agree to Interoperability with Oklahoma

Link to story on KSN-TV:

http://ksn.com/2014/03/25/kansas-turnpike-authorities-agree-to-interoperability/

 

OTHER

 

6) The Soft Infrastructure of Smart Cities

Link to blog in Governing:

http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-soft-infrastructure-smart-cities.html

 

RAILROADS

 

7) Lessons from the Rocky Launch of Amtrak's Writing Residency Program

Link to blog on PBS's MediaShift:

http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/03/lessons-from-the-rocky-launch-of-amtraks-writers-residency-program/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Does Google Glass Distract Drivers? The Debate is On

Link to story on NPR's All Things Considered:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/03/24/289802359/does-google-glass-distract-drivers-the-debate-is-on

 

9) European Commission Road Safety Newsletter – March 2014

Link to newsletter:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/pdf/news/nl14_en.pdf

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Indian Telematics: Fledgling Optimism and Stiff Challenges

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/indian-telematics-fledgling-optimism-and-stiff-challenges-part-i (part 1)

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/indian-telematics-fledgling-optimism-and-stiff-challenges-part-ii (part 2)

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Mobile Phones Being Added to Some Buses in Kolkata, India

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Kolkata-state-transport-buses-will-have-telephone-facility/articleshow/32604656.cms

 

12) TRB-Sponsored Study Asks Riders How They Would Like to Communicate with Transit Agencies via the Web

Link to survey:

http://b43.ideascale.com/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Israeli Students Find Way to Hack Waze, Create Fake Traffic Jams

Link to article in The Jerusalem Post:

http://www.jpost.com/Enviro-Tech/Technion-students-find-way-to-hack-Waze-create-fake-traffic-jams-346377

 

14) Air Pollution Data Used to Manage Traffic Flows

Link to Environmental News Service article:

http://ens-newswire.com/2014/03/25/air-pollution-data-used-to-manage-traffic-flows/

 

VEHICLES

 

15) University of Michigan to Triple Number of Talking Cars in Ann Arbor to 9,000

Link to article in The Ann Arbor News:

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/03/university_of_michigan_wants_t_1.html

 

16) Senators Push for Better Auto Safety Reporting

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/business/senators-push-for-better-auto-safety-reporting.html

 

17) GM Uses Social Media to Manage Customers and Its Reputation

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/business/after-huge-recall-gm-speaks-to-customers-through-social-media.html

 

18) Singapore's A*STAR Develops System to Help Car Drivers Navigate Junctions Safely

Link to story on Channel NewsAsia:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/a-star-develops-system-to/1048378.html

 

19) California Car Data Privacy Legislation: Misleading, Redundant, Self-Defeating

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2014/03/25/AAA-Northern-California-is-working-against-its-own-interests-pursuing-privacy-legislation-in-California.aspx

 

 

News Releases

1) Vusion Launches MPG Analytics Dashboard

2) Coming Soon: New Smartphone App for BART Rider Safety

3) Honolulu Transit Agency Opens New Rail Information Center

4) Delta Launches International Wi-Fi Access for Customers on Its 747-400 Aircraft

5) The Many Applications of In-Vehicle PCs (infographic)

6) OnBoard Diagnostics Aftermarket Telematics Subscribers to Exceed 117 Million Globally by 2019

7) Almost 50 Million Non-Trucking Commercial Fleet Vehicles Equipped with Telematics by the End of 2019

 

 

Upcoming Events

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Today in Transportation History    

1979 **35^th anniversary** The Space Shuttle Columbia, the first fully-functional ship, arrived at the Kennedy Space Center following construction.

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/02/space-shuttle-columbia-a-new-beginning-and-vision/

 

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