Metro-North is losing taxpayers’ money with every trip… lots of it!
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.
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Racial justice and the railroads
There is one crucial intersection between railroads and civil rights: the formation in 1925 of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car porters by A. Phillip Randolph
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Transportation tidbits
This week, updates on a few interesting developments in Connecticut transportation:
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The long haul trucker (and writer)
Why do most motorists hate truck drivers? Is it because their big rigs are so intimidating?
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Commuting in a wheelchair
You think you have a bad commute? Try doing Maclean Sarr’s hour and a half trip each way… in a wheelchair.
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In Connecticut, a tale of two railroads
Is it the worst of times for Metro North or, as the politicians say, the best?
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Zooming through Connecticut’s winter
Ah, winter in New England! One day it’s foggy and mild, the next day it’s a blizzard.
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A chat with the Commissioner of Transportation
Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe Giulietti has a holiday gift for rail commuters…
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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.
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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