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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Recent columns
The no-window-window seat suit survives
Can you imagine an aisle seat that’s not on the aisle? I can’t.
250 years of independence. 350 years of CT traffic
The Mohegan Turnpike was the state’s first turnpike: proof that Connecticut has always been an early adopter of charging people money to get somewhere.
Two railroad giants at war — and riders pay the price
There’s a nasty feud brewing between Metro-North and Amtrak. And It’s already hurting our train service in CT.
Shapiro’s Folly Part Deux: the bridge that won’t die
Connecticut: the land of steady habits where bad ideas don’t go away, they just get bigger.
Confession of a kid who played with (real) trains
Let me caution my readers that you should never, ever try this. It’s dangerous and probably illegal.
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