Transportation

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Free D-line extended to Ingersoll Avenue

The Ingersoll Business Association and the Des Moines West Side Chamber of Commerce have teamed up with the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority to offer free Friday night D-line downtown shuttle service to Ingersoll …

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Partnership to celebrate step toward rail service

The Greater Des Moines Partnership, along with the Environmental Law and Policy Center and Young Professionals Connection, will hold a victory celebration from 5 to 6 p.m. this evening for announced passenger rail service from …

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$230 million approved for Chicago-Iowa City passenger rail

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded the Iowa and Illinois departments of transportation $230 million to initiate intercity passenger rail service on a route from Chicago to Iowa City via the Quad Cities, Gov. …

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Des Moines to Newark flights announced

Des Moines International Airport officials announced that United Airlines has committed to nonstop service from Des Moines to Newark, N.J. The flights are scheduled to depart from Des Moines each day at 7:15 a.m. and …

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Presentation completes funding for new DART hub

For the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART), Wednesday’s presentation of a $10 million check felt like scoring a touchdown.

That was the analogy DART General Manager Brad Miller used in his opening remarks …

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Boeing, other airlines see boost in quarterly profit

Boeing Co. posted a quarterly profit that exceeded expectations and boosted its full-year forecast, helped by a strong recovery in the commercial airplane market, Reuters reported.

The world’s largest aerospace and defense company’s order backlog …

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DART to formally announce transit hub funding

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin and Congressman Leonard Boswell will join an administrator from the Federal Transit Administration today in announcing a $10 million grant for the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART).

DART received …

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Airlines earn nearly $600 million on cancellation fees

U.S. airlines received $593.6 million in revenue from fees charged to passengers canceling or changing reservations in the second quarter, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics report released Tuesday.

That …

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Chrysler recalls unsafe vehicles

Chrysler Group LLC is recalling 26,397 vehicles, according to Reuters.

The company said a malfunction with the power steering pressure hose might cause steering fluid to leak over a hot engine and cause a fire. …

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DART gets another $10 million for transit hub

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) $10 million to continue construction of a new transit hub in downtown Des Moines. In July, a separate $6.5 million …