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Jim Cameron is founder of the Commuter Action Group and advocates for Connecticut rail riders. He writes a weekly column called "Talking Transportation" for CT Mirror and other publications in the state. Read past Talking Transportation columns here. Contact Jim at the Commuter Action Group.

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The New Haven commuter revolt of 1955

by Jim Cameron | Columnist June 4, 2023 @ 4:30 amJune 5, 2023 @ 12:20 pm

Over 65 years ago, many commuters led a revolt against the conditions they faced commuting via the New Haven Railroad.

Posted inTalking Transportation

A long, awkward, crowded summer ahead for New Canaan commuters

by Jim Cameron | Columnist May 28, 2023 @ 4:30 amMay 30, 2023 @ 5:01 pm

It’s going to be a rough summer for commuters from New Canaan as they cope with Metro-North’s shutdown of all trains on the New Canaan branch.

Posted inTalking Transportation

How to kill a train line

by Jim Cameron | Columnist May 21, 2023 @ 4:30 amMay 23, 2023 @ 9:10 am

We just added shiny new M8 cars to Shore Line East and increased train frequency on the Waterbury branch… and now they want to cut service?

Posted inTalking Transportation

Connecticut’s drunk driving problem

by Jim Cameron | Columnist May 14, 2023 @ 4:30 amMay 15, 2023 @ 12:05 pm

In 2020 our state ranked third in the nation in drunk driving deaths. And our lawmakers are not setting a very good example.

Posted inTalking Transportation

Bed bugs, Twitter and CT’s revolving door

by Jim Cameron | Columnist May 7, 2023 @ 4:30 amMay 8, 2023 @ 9:28 am

It’s been an interesting week for the transportation scene in Connecticut, with good news and bad. See if you can figure out which is which.

Posted inTalking Transportation

The cruise ship in the sky

by Jim Cameron | Columnist April 30, 2023 @ 4:30 amMay 3, 2023 @ 10:29 am

The Brabazon, built in 1949, had sleeping berths, a sit-down restaurant and a separate movie theater, all to serve just 60 passengers.

Posted inTalking Transportation

When it’s hot and the railroad draw bridge is working not.

by Jim Cameron | Columnist April 23, 2023 @ 4:30 amApril 22, 2023 @ 1:44 pm

To keep the rails cool in hot weather they used to paint the bridge tops white and even sprayed water on the tracks. Sometimes that wouldn’t be enough.

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Remember the dangers CT highway workers face

by Jim Cameron | Columnist April 16, 2023 @ 4:30 amApril 14, 2023 @ 6:27 pm

Visit the headquarters of the Connecticut Department of Transportation in Newington and inside the front lobby you’ll see a strange memorial:  orange safety cones draped in black. 

Posted inTalking Transportation

Long Island: So close to CT, yet so far away

by Jim Cameron | Columnist April 9, 2023 @ 4:30 amApril 10, 2023 @ 9:35 am

With so much to do on Long Island, one wonders why it’s so hard to get there from Connecticut.

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Zone gasoline pricing — secretive and nonsensical

by Jim Cameron | Columnist April 2, 2023 @ 4:30 amApril 4, 2023 @ 1:03 pm

If your car only averages 25 mpg, driving ten miles roundtrip will cost you more than you may think you’re saving.

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Talk of pedestrian deaths touches a nerve

by Jim Cameron | Columnist March 26, 2023 @ 4:30 amApril 4, 2023 @ 1:03 pm

Last week’s column on the increase in pedestrian deaths brought us a lot of comments.  Here are a few for you to consider.

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Rising numbers of pedestrian deaths and injuries need everyone’s attention

by Jim Cameron | Columnist March 19, 2023 @ 4:30 amMarch 22, 2023 @ 3:48 pm

She was just walking her dog.  Seconds later she became the latest statistic in a growing list of pedestrians killed or maimed this year in Connecticut by motor vehicles.

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Yet another I-95 study, fixing nothing

by Jim Cameron | Columnist March 12, 2023 @ 4:30 amMarch 13, 2023 @ 8:55 pm

The latest example of wasting money: a $7 million, three-year traffic study of I-95, the fifth such study in 20 years.

Posted inTalking Transportation

Connecticut and monorails: A history of going nowhere

by Jim Cameron | Columnist March 5, 2023 @ 4:30 amMarch 3, 2023 @ 11:36 pm

Monorails are not in Connecticut’s future and are not the answer to our woes.

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Attacks are a threat to CT mass transit workers — and the entire system

by Jim Cameron | Columnist February 26, 2023 @ 4:30 amFebruary 28, 2023 @ 11:15 pm

An incident in late December is just one of many in Connecticut, New York City and nationwide in what is an increasing incidence of violence aimed at our mass transit workers.

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