Often referred to as the gold standard in streetcar museums, the Seashore Trolley Museum is unfortunately a bit off my beaten path being both in Maine and also transit inaccessible. However back in July of 2004 I did make the journey with s…
In the late summer of 2003 I was preparing for a move down to Maryland for grad school and on one of the trips I convinced my ride to pull by the MARC station at Perryville, which at the time was something I knew from photos and a couple tr…
In the summer of 2004 I undertook a follow-up visit to a friend in Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley. I didn't have a car at the time so I arranged a pickup from the Martinsburg Amtrak Station after booking a ticket on Capitol Limited Train
In August of 2025 there was a lot of change afoot in the northeast from new Acelas, to new infrastructure to new NYCT Subway rolling stock. An invitation to visit the International Photography Museum in Manhattan gave me the opportunity to
In August of 2025 there was a lot of change afoot in the northeast from new Acelas, to new infrastructure to new NYCT Subway rolling stock. An invitation to visit the International Photography Museum in Manhattan gave me the opportunity to
Pittsburgh's light rail system is descended from PCC-based streetcar lines running south of the city that had the good fortune to have both their own rights of way and the use of a dedicated tunnel through Mount Washington. These advantages…
Spring means that it is once again time for my annual trip to Dallas and after my failed attempt to use the Denton A-Train in 2024, I set a much more modest goal of riding the Dallas Streetcar between Union Station and the Bishop Arts Distr…
On February 9th, 2025, the Philadelphia Eagles smothered Patrick Mahomes, former Eagles coach Andy Reid and the rest of the Kansas City Chefs in Super Bowl LIX, giving the team its second Super Bowl championship. Since I was unable to atten…
On February 9th, 2025, the Philadelphia Eagles smothered Patrick Mahomes, former Eagles coach Andy Reid and the rest of the Kansas City Chefs in Super Bowl LIX, giving the team its second Super Bowl championship. Since I was unable to atten…
My annual winter Boston trip has always involved the challenge of convincing my more normal friends to take a round trip along the full length of the NEC. In the 2010's going overnight on Train 66 was a no-go due to their troubles sleeping
Here we have the videos that go with my main Baltimore Metro Subway post. Due to the impending replacement of the Budd built Universal Transit Vehicle's, I made time to take a round trip from Owings Mills to Johns Hopkins Hospital and back.…
The next point of focus on my PRR Main Line tour are the stations of Devon and Wayne, 16 and 14 miles from Suburban Station respectively. Each location plays host to a classic PRR signal bridge still in a 1940's vintage configuration along