Tuesday Tour of the Harlem Line: Wakefield
This week Wakefield has the honor of being the first Harlem Line station south of White Plains I’ve featured. Before starting the Harlem Line Panorama Project, I had never ventured to any of these...
Friday’s From the Historical Archives: Solari Departure Boards, Photos & History
Whether you knew the name or not, if you’ve ever been to Grand Central or Penn Station, you are familiar with a Solari departure board. Since the 1950’s Solari boards have been installed in...
Construction at New Haven’s Union Station begins today: Farewell to the Solari, Happy 90th Birthday, & National Train Day
A few months ago, news hit the newspapers and internet that the Connecticut Department of Transportation was going to be removing the Solari split-flap departure board at Union Station in New Haven. There was...
Photos & Bar Car News: NY Times Reporter “Ignored the facts in favor of a sexier story”
Photos & Bar Car News: NY Times Reporter “Ignored the facts in favor of a sexier story” #url#
Metro-North Announces Today M-8 Railcars Will Not Debut on the New Haven Line, as Previously Planned
In a drastic change of plans, today Metro-North has announced that the M-8 railcars will not be debuting on the New Haven Line. The new cars, made by the Kawasaki company, have been arriving...
Metro-North Train Time Demonstrations in Brewster, Hastings, and Port Chester
By now you’ve probably heard of the awesome little utility called Metro-North Train Time. If you are unfamiliar with it, Train Time allows you to view in real time selected train stations, with their...