Talking Transportation

Every train journey, whether a cross-country adventure on Amtrak or a mundane daily commute on Metro-North, starts at a station. How nice is your town’s?

Consider visiting one of Connecticut’s many living museums celebrating our state’s rail heritage.  And remember… kids are free at Connecticut museums this summer!

The MTA, parent of Metro-North, did something rare last week:  they told us the unvarnished truth.

Trucks are, with few exceptions, not allowed on the Merritt Parkway… and with good reason.

A new agreement could help widen a gateway vital to the Northeast’s economy, including Connecticut’s.

When we board a train in Hartford or New Haven, we settle into our seat and zone out. We assume we’re safe. That’s what passengers on an Amtrak train in Missouri thought last week.

I love getting feedback from you, my faithful readers.  So I thought I’d share some recent comments.

Ah, for the glory days of American railroads!

While Connecticut is still months away from legal recreational pot sales, it could be a boon for tourism and tax revenue when it finally happens.

Now that the M8s are finally running on Shoreline East, trains will run a bit faster. But the problem is there are so few passengers.

A little known part of Connecticut’s transportation history is that almost 40 years ago, commuters could ride in a hovercraft from Bridgeport to New York City.

How are we all recovering from this pandemic? Joining transportation experts last week on a panel discussion, I heard mixed results.

Commuter railroads across the U.S. offer Wifi, including Boston’s MBTA. Not Metro-North, but that may change.