Like so many people, I absolutely love Vermont. But the journey to get there? Well, it’s not my favorite part.
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.
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.
Guardian angel of the highways
Tom Kaminski is like an omniscient guardian angel, floating in the heavens and keeping motorists in the tri-state area safe from motoring mayhem.
Our transportation future is electric. We’ll need a lot more juice
Planners say the region will see a 23% increase in electric demand in just the next decade (not including electric trains).
The birth of U.S. commercial aviation had its ups and downs
The first transcontinental flight from New York to Los Angeles, took off, not with an airplane, but on a train
NJ’s commuter train meltdown is a warning to CT
The problems vexing the New Jersey commuter railroad system should serve as a warning to Connecticut.
Warfare at sea risking U.S. lives, raising shipping costs
Did you know that the U.S. Navy is now engaged in its biggest sea battle since World War II? That’s the news from the Red Sea.
Big Brother is your traveling companion
However you choose to travel in the CT area and beyond — by car, train, subway, air, or even on foot — don’t expect to have much privacy.
Hochul’s surprise: congestion pricing in New York on hold
What was she thinking? Just 25 days before implementation, why did New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pull the plug on New York City’s congestion pricing scheme in a move one pundit called “the perfect clash of governmental incompetence meets political malpractice.” Five years in the planning and studied over and over again, congestion pricing would […]



