Weekly news roundup
While I was looped up on cold medicine today, I somehow came up with the idea that I should do a “news roundup” every week for the site. I’m a voracious reader – of...
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Sketching life along the rails, Part 2
As promised last week, here is another set of train-themed sketches. We’re again featuring more of the late 1940’s, early 1950’s New York Central sketches by artists Joseph Hirsch and Carol Johnson, as well...
Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: Fairfield Metro
Renderings of the completed Fairfield Metro property [image credit] Many of the stations that I feature on this site have a rich history that I really enjoy to dig in to. There is nothing...
Sketching life along the rails, Part 1
As it is obvious to anyone that has been to this site, I love to capture the world around me in photographs. Throughout my time commuting, I have come in contact with a few...
Thoughts on winter, and a commuter bill of rights
Shortly after the article in the New York Times featuring this site and my panorama project, I was offered a spot on the Metro-North Railroad Commuter Council. Due to time issues, and the fact...
Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: Westport
Postcard view of the station, labeled as Saugatuck. This card was postmarked 1915. Today’s stop on our ongoing tour of the New Haven Line is Westport, a lovely station with a miniature identity crisis....