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• New policy allows airports to charge landing fees
WASHINGTON - Congested airports nationwide can charge landing fees based on the time flights land and traffic volume instead of on the plane's weight, according to a federal policy introduced Monday. U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said ...
• What type of vacation can your tax rebate buy?
A seven-day cruise on Holland America to the Western Caribbean (leaving from Tampa) in November starts at $514. (Transportation to the port, tips and extras like the spa, alcohol and shore excursions will add to your bill.) Tropical getaway : Believe ...
• Fewer flight delays?
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced the changes Wednesday at an air traffic command center in Virginia after months of closed-door wrangling with the airlines over how to curb air traffic around New York City's three major airports: John F ...
• Tom Costello
Tom Costello is an NBC News correspondent based in Washington, DC. Costello reports regularly for “NBC Nightly News,” “Today,” MSNBC, CNBC, NBC News Radio and NBC Mobile.  His beats include transportation, aviation, space, consumer and ...
• Speeding up security checks comes slowly
So far, only two of the five companies certified by the Transportation Security Administration to provide registered traveler services have actually implemented programs. Just 60,000 travelers have signed up at 10 participating airports. Given that ...

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» AlpTransit Gotthard AG, Luzern - The world's longest railway tunnel will shorten Gotthard Line train schedules by an hour after its completion in 2012.
» Funiculars of Switzerland - Database of all funiculars in Switzerland. Partially with photos and technical details.
» Furka Oberalp Railway - The narrow-gauge FO has been linking Brig in the Upper Wallis Valley with Disentis in Graubünden since 1926. Short introduction, available tours, pictures.
» Glacier-Express - Scenic route from Zermatt to St. Moritz, by Brig, Andermatt, the Oberalp pass, Chur. With photos, timetable, and offers from the three partner railways.
» Inforoute - Current road traffic information from TCS: road conditions, road works, alpine passes.
» Lake Lucerne Navigation Company - Steam paddlewheelers and modern diesel boats offer transportation, sightseeing, and dinner cruises on the Lake of the Four Forest Cantons.
» Pilatus Railways - The steepest cogwheel railway in the world climbs to 2,312 meters or 7,000 feet on Mt. Pilatus, near Lucerne.
» Rail-info.ch - Narrow Gauge Guide Switzerland
» Rhaetian Railway - RhB - Scenic railway and public transportation in the canton of Grisons. Information about the network, experience coaches, and the 19 km Vereina tunnel, the world's longest narrow gauge tunnel.
» Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) - Timetables and corporate information for the national rail operator. Timetables include regional buses, urban transport and European coach connections.
» Swiss Museum of Transports and Communication - The museum in Lucerne presents the collection in aviation, cableways, road and rail transports, telecommunications. Visitor information on the planetarium as well.
» Swiss Steam Park - Swiss Vapeur Parc in Le Bouveret, on the shores on the lake of Geneva. The 1,5 km model railway circuit (gauge 5 and 7 1/4 inches) runs through the park, the only two-level miniature railway in Europe. It includes intersecting tunnels, bridges and viaducts.