Lorrie Sarafin is a van nomad in the American Southwest, one of the estimated three million Americans who live on the road. This is her story.
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.
Transportation on the ballot
November’s ballot will see a number of transportation initiatives across the nation, totaling $50 billion in possible spending.
This UConn outfit engineers safer highways
UConn is best known for its basketball team, maybe even its academics. But did you know there’s a think-tank on campus doing interesting research on transportation? Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Connecticut Transportation Institute’s mission is to innovate on hardware and software to make our travels faster, safer and cheaper. CTI’s Executive Director Eric Jackson […]
The long haul trucker (and writer) from Connecticut
For an inside look at the unglamorous life of a trucker, I can highly recommend the national best-seller “Long Haul” by Greenwich native Finn Murphy.
New tech makes Metro-North a little cleaner where it counts
Let’s give kudo’s to Metro-North for their innovative program that will help keep train bathrooms cleaner.
High-speed rail turns 60
Japan’s “bullet train” debuted in 1964, the first high-speed rail in the world. The U.S is still playing catch-up.
Dock workers might create an October surprise to really hate
On October 1 some 45,000 dock workers at 36 different U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports are expected to go on strike, shutting down almost half of all U.S. imports by sea.
From CT to the Green Mountain state –the greenest way
Like so many people, I absolutely love Vermont. But the journey to get there? Well, it’s not my favorite part.
Let them eat…. pizza?
When Connecticut folks clamor for relief from high electric rates, the governor gives us silly highway signs.
CT state leaders should walk the mass transit talk
Do the folks in state government know what it’s like to be a commuter?
Storm damage took minutes, but repairs will take longer
The 1,000-year storm that hit the Naugatuck Valley last week caused destruction of biblical proportions.
EV envy or EV ennui?
According to a recent AAA New England survey, more than half of respondents said they would never buy an electric vehicle.
Can Metro-North go west?
World-class cities like Paris and Tokyo have commuter trains that run through their entire metro areas. Why can’t New York?
New Haven’s legendary club car #5113
New Haven Railroad’s commuter trains used to have a handful of private, first-class ‘club cars.’ Among the most legendary was car #5113.
Connecticut’s AC/DC railroad system
Ours is the only commuter railroad in the U.S. that operates on three modes of power… AC, DC and diesel.

