You think you have a bad commute? Try doing Maclean Sarr’s hour and a half trip each way… in a wheelchair.
Talking Transportation
Talking Transportation is a weekly opinion column written by Jim Cameron, a longtime CT Viewpoints contributor and rail advocate based in southwestern Connecticut.
In Connecticut, a tale of two railroads
Is it the worst of times for Metro North or, as the politicians say, the best?
Night trains — the old may again be new
Is there any future in Connecticut and the rest of the U.S. for anachronistic night trains with sleeping cars? Why, yes!
Free parking isn’t really free
Free parking is actually expensive and paid for in more than just dollars. Here’s what it looks like in Connecticut.
The Connecticut motorists’ guardian angel
Tom Kaminski is a guardian angel, floating in the heavens, keeping motorists in the tri-state area safe from motoring mayhem.
The glory days of the first class Metro-North ‘club cars’
We all dream about traveling first class. Big comfy seats, real food and free drinks. This is the only way to fly.
Were these highway barriers a sound expense?
On Interstates 95 and 84, what costs a half-million dollars a mile to construct? The answer: sound barriers.
Zooming through Connecticut’s winter
Ah, winter in New England! One day it’s foggy and mild, the next day it’s a blizzard.
A chat with the Commissioner of Transportation
Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe Giulietti has a holiday gift for rail commuters…
Holiday gifts perfect for Metro-North commuters
Looking for the perfect holiday gift for a friend who misses their daily commute amid the pandemic? Here are some.
The metamorphosis of Connecticut’s transportation network is underway
The changing forces now at work in our society, including our transportation network, will have a profound effect for decades
Leaves vs. locomotives
How do you stop a train? Hail it like a cab? Pull the emergency brake? Put wet leaves on the track?
Good news for transportation
Last week was a good one for our transportation future, on several fronts.
Saving money on Metro-North
Are you paying too much to ride Metro-North? Maybe.
Train service door to door: Metro-North could learn from Florida’s Brightline
Imagine this: using an app to book a car, train ride and another car to your destination in one step.