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Five Boro Bike Tour Review: Room for Improvement

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May 10th, 2010 |

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It looked like an exciting event when my friend Shaun asked me to sign up: Bike New York’s Five Boro Bike Tour promises a “car-free” bike ride through all five boroughs of New York City, along a course stretching 42 miles. We signed up while the snow was still piling up and we started training as soon as the snow melted, eagerly anticipating the big day. But first impressions are everything, and the 2010 tour fell below my expectations. [More »]

High Speed Rail: We're Not Doing it Right

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January 30th, 2010 |

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Since President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address this week, followed by a subsequent appearance the next day in Tampa, Florida, there’s been much buzz about high-speed rail in America.

High-speed rail could very well be a great idea — but only if they do it right. And so far, it looks like that’s not the case, at least not in New York State. [More »]

Still Standing, 35 Years Out of Service

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May 8th, 2009 |

From Wikipedia

Tonight I was checking a detail about the Poughkeepsie Bridge on Wikipedia while writing a post on a railroad message board I check on a semi-regular basis. And I found, according to Wikipedia, today is the 35th anniversary of the big fire that took the bridge out of service for good… for trains, anyway. [More »]

Barbaro’s 15th Trip… and 16th and 17th!

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August 25th, 2008 |

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It’s been a busy few months for our favorite retired race horse. Three new photo albums added today mark Barbaro’s milestone 15th trip, as well as two more. Thanks to Jeff M. for the pics from Barbaro’s trip to Lake George, NY and a cruise to Ensenada, Mexico (Barbaro’s second international trip). And finally, I took Barbaro along on a trip of my own — to Disney World. Click the Barbaro Pix map to see these new trips and all the others!