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High Speed Rail: We're Not Doing it Right

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 »]

News: Gallery Overhaul, New Photos

After fiddling more with the “Gallery” program, I’ve finally got things set so the pages look a little neater.  It fixes a subtle problem most people probably didn’t notice — or didn’t care about even if they did.  Basically, pictures have been resized so they “fit” in the page.  Of course, you can still access the “full size” version of any pic (ie. for wallpaper use) by clicking on the picture itself.  Click again to return to “normal” size.

DSCF3604I’ve also started uploading some of my many train pictures.  For now, I’ve posted the Metro-North and subway pictures from our recent NYC trip.  The LIRR pics from that trip will be next, and then I’ll start the massive task of uploading the rest of my collection.  (If you just can’t wait, most of the older pics are already up at nycsubway.org … just run a search for my name.) [More »]