Also, the railroad discovered there were too many towns along the line seeking to become shipping centers, so the trains began skipping stops.

Like quarterbacks who call the play at the line of scrimmage, the dispatchers can change bus sequences and direct drivers to skip stops when they deem it necessary.

Planes routinely skipped stops, made unplanned layovers of several days, left without passengers-or, most commonly, didn't leave at all.

Earlier timetables also had express services that skipped stops inside the ring line.

They just forget people, or they skip stops.

When service was restored, backed up trains were sent ahead, skipping stops, in "battery runs" to pick up passengers farther down the line.

The blaze forced transit officials to divert subway service, with the 2 and 5 trains skipping several stops in the area.

Trains known as the Hughes Park Express terminate here and operate to 69th Street, skipping certain stops along the way.

Limited bus services which skips minor stops is used on Long routes, high capacity routes and routes that provides connectivity beyond Mumbai city.

Like many riders, she says the biggest problem is the crowds, especially in the evenings and on weekends, when buses are so full that drivers sometimes have to skip stops.