Road Guy Rob

Transportation News from Road Guy Rob

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Let's look at the biggest news stories affecting roads, trains, and planes in all 50 states across the United States. This is your on-ramp to news on what's keeping you moving! Road Guy Rob videos and podcasts are supported by viewers and listeners at https://www.patreon.com/roadguyrob

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Bridge Stalled, Robots Beered, and a Rock Blown Up 07.07.2026 27:29

A finished, ribbon-ready bridge between Detroit and Windsor is staying closed indefinitely, and Canada wants to know why. Sidewalk-mapping robots in Hollister get attacked (one doused in beer). And Washington state blows up a beloved roadside boulder. But you might be able to get one of the pieces. Plus the World Cup's stress test on transit nationwide, jet fuel prices up 80% since the Iran war, a...

Spirit Scrapped, Pumps Paused, and a Bullet Bus 03.06.2026 29:56

California floats a 140mph bus down I-5 (not a joke). Spirit's repossessed planes get flown to the Arizona desert. And states scramble to pause gas taxes after the prices jump carries into a third month. Plus the Penn Station deal, the Key Bridge settlement, and the FAA's Reagan National admission.

Cutting O'Hare, Saving D.C. Bikes, $150 Transit Fare 02.05.2026 25:55

O'Hare is cutting 300 flights a day this summer after some stern words from the FAA. A federal judge saved a D.C. bike lane from getting paved over. Road deaths hit their lowest rate in a decade. How spiking oil prices will affect shipping and traffic. Automakers want to kill the federal gas tax. California high-speed rail balloons to $125 billion. Maryland fires the Key Bridge contractor. New Jer...

Penn Station's Plot, Seattle Floats Trains, Indiana's $84 Toll 01.04.2026 28:00

Madison Square Garden might have to move so Penn Station can make a comeback. Seattle just put a railroad on a floating bridge. Indiana wants truckers to pay $84 to cross the state. DART cuts a deal to survive, Chicago sues the feds, LA picks a route to Hollywood, and pedestrian deaths are finally turning around.

BART's Doom, DART's Bargain, Waymo Safety 02.03.2026 26:42

Oregon is still wrestling with a transportation funding crisis. Lawmakers now want to move the tax referendum from November to May. DART in Dallas dodges a bullet. BART in San Francisco may not be so lucky. And are Waymo taxis actually safer?

135 Snowplows, a $5 Billion Tunnel Fight, and a Dead Commuter Line 02.02.2026 46:08

Crews had a lot of work to dig out the South from the historic winter storm at the end of January. On this episode we look at FAA spending and staffing, political fighting halting a critical New York-New Jersey train tunnel project, and the quiet death of a Minnesota commuter rail line. Go more in-depth with the longer FAST TRACK podcast, exclusively for contributors at patreon.com/RoadGuyRob