Amtrak Writer's Residency is a Dream Made True by Social Media
Two decades ago, I crossed the United States by train for the first time. From Portland, Oregon, in the gloomy shadow of my first break-up with my first American girlfriend, up to Seattle, across a...
View ArticleWhat the Internet Thinks of the World's Subways
It's dark, the platform is cramped, everyone is sweaty and you don't have cell service. For many of us, subway systems don't exactly sound like the most exciting tourist destination. Nonetheless,...
View ArticleAmerica's Busiest Commuter Railway System Moving to E-Tickets
Passengers on New York's Long Island Railroad (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad systems will soon get a boost of smartphone-powered efficiency, thanks to a new e-ticketing system in the works The system...
View Article'NY Train Project' Tours NYC Through the Eyes of a Subway Rider
You don't know until you've ridden the subway. It can be crowded, dank and oftentimes (especially during the summer months) repugnant as millions of city dwellers pack themselves into moving tin cans....
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