All Posts Tagged With: "mass-transit"

The One Small-Cap Transportation Stock Worth Looking Into

A Key Player In The Future of Public Transportation

As oil prices continue to rise worldwide, cities and communities have to take another look at how citizens are getting where they need to go. One point has become abundantly clear: public transportation needs to improve and evolve in a world where gasoline is at least $4 per gallon.

Instead of shelling out the extra dough to drive to work, many people are instead choosing to ride the bus. In some urban areas, higher gas prices have led to overcrowding on cities’ public transportation, even forcing some busses to leave waiting commuters high and…

29Jul2008 | The Penny Sleuth | Comments Off | Continued

Fuel Prices: More than one way to profit

I am not above slummin’ it. A few weeks ago, I was scheduled to take a trip to Bismarck. With a mid-day flight and some time to kill, I decided to check out the area’s mass transit operation.

I paid my $1.60, stood behind the yellow line for twenty-two minutes and eventually boarded a small commuter train bound for the airport… I hoped. What I found once I got inside was pretty surprising. I had to actually search for a seat. Last time I hopped on this train, all four passengers had their own private cars, or so it seemed.…

12May2008 | Guest Contributor | Comments Off | Continued
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