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 »]


High Speed Rail: We're Not Doing it Right
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 »]