1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (524+ words) by Jim Cameron | Columnist, CT Mirror September 13, 2026 Happy 30th birthday to the largest railroad museum in Connecticut, the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston. It was in 1996 that the museum, which now has almost 100 rail cars in its collection, made…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (726+ words) By Muir Avenue Ale Amtrak has ruined my vacation, and I’m pissed. For years, Amtrak has sold the California Rail Pass for $159. For the right kind of traveler and the right trip, it’s almost too good to be true. During…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1676+ words) The HO scale Crabbitt & Pitchahissee RR is a salute to West Virginia's 1920s logging industry Thanks to Bob Hazard’s careful modeling and attention to detail, visitors to his HO scale 26 x 26-foot Crabbitt & Pitchahissee RR are treated to a slice of…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (426+ words) Chances are you’ve never heard of either the DRPT or its plan. Neither had it until about 10 days ago. But that’s OK. If you do, you’ll see that they’ve been working on this plan for a while and are now…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (702+ words) That’s a suggestion I often receive from commuters hoping that railroads that treat riders like customers instead of cattle are incentivized to offer better service. Sounds good in theory but, as the finance bros ask, “Does it pencil?” Well, you…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (338+ words) Monday’s Headlines Have Been Loving Amtrak Too Long to Stop Now Streetsblog USA Monday’s Headlines Have Been Loving Amtrak Too Long to Stop Now - Amtrak has seen record ridership for two years in a row, carrying almost 24 million passengers in…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (651+ words) That’s a suggestion I often receive from commuters hoping that railroads who treat riders like customers instead of cattle are incentivized to offer better service. Sounds good in theory but, as the finance bros ask, “does it pencil?” Well, you…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (239+ words) An Amtrak train stops at the end of the Mardi Gras line in Mobile, Ala., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. When Amtrak’s Mardi Gras line between Mobile and New Orleans opened to the public on Aug. 18, 2025, the train service carried lots of hope…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (848+ words) A group of business and transportation leaders wants to build a private train they say could take travelers from downtown Chicago to O’Hare International Airport in 15 minutes, but the project would need to clear significant planning, financial and regulatory hurdles…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (12+ words) Western Hemisphere’s Longest Escalators | Wheaton Metro | Maryland | World Famous | 60FPS | 4K YouTube...