High gas prices lead to surge in mass transit
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080603/capt.3c3e0debcc6a4cfaa52a6a780457baa5.gas_prices_mass_transit_la104.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=_Sqi2qvKylWNnlFi071iIw--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Metrolink passengers depart from the commuter rail Friday, May 30, 2008, at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Metrolink, the 15-year-old commuter rail system that runs across five Southern California counties, logged an all-time high 47,000 trips in the third week of May, roughly 4,000 more trips than from a year ago, agency spokeswoman Denise Tyrell said. 'We've seen an increase in ridership specifically tied to rising gas prices,' she said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080603/ap_on_re_us/gas_prices_mass_transit)AP - It's standing-room-only on many commuter buses from Washington's suburbs. Rail systems from Boston to Los Angeles are begging passengers to shift their travel to non-peak hours. And some seats have been removed from San Francisco's subway cars to allow more people to cram in.</p><br clear="all"/>
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