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...
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...
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....
Chatting with the “Conductor to the Stars”
Last week I had the pleasure of hanging out with one of Metro-North’s coolest conductors – Bobby McDonough, author of the blog Derailed. On the way to South Norwalk, and then back to Grand...
Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: Talmadge Hill
Welcome to Talmadge Hill – the station just south of New Canaan on that eponymous branch of the New Haven Line. Although New Canaan station is quite charming, the remainder of the stations on...