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Story Archives of 'Transportation'The Cog Railway Up Mt Washington is Now Running on BiodieselBy Chris Jensen on Thursday, September 4, 2008.For 139 years the steam engines that have chugged up and down Mount Washington have marked their passage with huge clouds of black smoke. But that’s changing. A biodiesel is on the rails. NHPR correspondent Chris Jensen has the story. listen:
  Van Pooling is Becoming More PopularBy Sheryl Rich-Kern on Wednesday, September 3, 2008.It’s a well-used cliché that Americans love their cars. But as gas prices have hit all-time highs, commuters have been finding alternatives to sitting behind the wheel. And that’s been good news for the van leasing business – not to mention the environment. NHPR Correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern reports. listen:
The Car GraveyardBy Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, September 2, 2008.Summer is the season of the vintage car. It's hard to miss the Chevys and Buicks, buffed to a high gloss, heading to one car show or another. It takes work to make them look that good. When their owners need to replace a fender or a bit of molding, they often end up at some pretty gritty junk yards. New Hampshire Public Radio's Jon Greenberg went to one of the last remaining sources in the state and found it had a rough beauty of its own. listen:
New Hampshire's Transportation Commisioner George CampbellBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, August 21, 2008.Just three months on the job, New Hampshire's Transportation Commissioner George Campbell heads a department heavy on projects, light on money, and burdened with high energy costs. We’ll find out what his priorities will be – for the Granite State’s highways and byways, as well as rail and other mass transit projects that might be in New Hampshire’s future. listen:
Hydrogen Fuel Pumping Station Opens in MassBy Shannon Mullen on Thursday, August 14, 2008.Back in 1905 – gas stations were the newest thing… listen:
How often do I really need to change my car's oil?By EarthTalk on Sunday, August 10, 2008.So Percussion: Music for TrainsBy Virginia Prescott on Thursday, August 7, 2008. There’s a long, symbiotic relationship between trains and American music. The clacking rhythm and miles of track gave a beat and a metaphor to early country and blues and later to rock ‘n’ roll. The same tracks that pumped people and commerce across the nation gave the jilted lover, the migrant worker and the poor farmer a path to somewhere else -- sometimes to take, and sometimes to just sing about. With dwindling train travel and the growth of interstate trucking, train songs all but dried up. But this weekend, the Brooklyn-based modern music ensemble So Percussion brings a mobile, multi-media performance called Music for Trains to two Vermont towns. Contemporary musical works and a film about the iron and steel artery connecting Brattleboro and Bellows Falls will play for audience members as they ride the rails to live concerts. Jason Treuting, a founding member of So Percussion, joins us on Word of Mouth to give us a sample of the project.
Visit the Music for Trains Website for more information. listen:
Gas Stations Struggle with Skyrocketing CostsBy Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, August 5, 2008.
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Zeppelins Take Flight AgainBy Virginia Prescott on Monday, August 4, 2008.
Thirty-six people were killed in the disaster. Up until then, zeppelins had an impeccable safety record. But the incident shattered public confidence in giant, passenger-carrying rigid airships, and marked the end of an era. Fast forward 70 years, and zeppelins are taking to the air again. A company in California called Airship Ventures has purchased a Zeppelin NT07 Airship for approximately $12.8 million, and plans to offer aerial sightseeing tours of San Francisco by the end of October. The company's CEO, Alexandra Hall, joins Word of Mouth with more about the company’s plans, and the potential use of zeppelins for tourism and travel, advertising, scientific research, military surveillance, and beyond. (Photo by Henk van der Eijk) listen:
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Drivers who are sick and tired of doling out big bucks at the gas pump may be surprised to hear they’re not the only ones feeling the pinch – the folks behind the cash register are getting hit hard, too. Exxon mobile reported record-shattering profit margins last week. Meanwhile, high fuel prices are putting gas station owners out of business at an alarming rate. Garen Daly of the 
On May 6, 1937, a German airship called the Hindenburg was making a scheduled landing at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey, when it exploded into flames. 