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“Never mind that Amtrak has offered free Wi-Fi since 2011, admittedly with some problems, since resolved (too many people and not enough bandwidth). European railroads have been offering connectivity since 2008, so the tech does exist and it works.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
The railroad world is abuzz with the opening of the new Brightline high speed rail service to Orlando, an extension of that private railroad’s existing train service down Florida’s east coast to Miami. This is really big news. Continue Reading →
The railroad’s TrainTime app is a game changer. You can not only check the timetable, and buy a ticket but also see how crowded your arriving train will be (so you can find a seat). The app gets downloaded 6000 times a day and is used by 90% of all passengers. And to their credit, it was designed in-house by the MTA’s IT team. Continue Reading →
These express trains depart New Haven at 5:09 a.m., 5:41 a.m., and 7:52 a.m. Three weekday evening rush-hour express trains will depart from Grand Central Terminal with stops in Stamford, Bridgeport, and New Haven. Continue Reading →
Conversion of car bays to convenience stores was approved. But for a C/O and zoning permit, the encroachment onto state Metro-North land has to be addressed. Continue Reading →
By Jim Cameron
Airplanes have Wi-Fi. Even Connecticut’s CTfastrak commuter bus system from New Britain to Hartford gives its passengers free Wi-Fi. Commuter railroads across the US offer Wi-Fi, including Boston’s MBTA. Wi-Fi is everywhere… but not on Metro-North. So the Connecticut legislature has just budgeted $23 million to install 5G technology on the railroad’s M8 cars. Continue Reading →
A Newington man was struck by a Metro-North train in the area of Cos Cob station on Wednesday. Continue Reading →
“Conductors on Metro-North do not enforce the mask rules, leaving that task to the MTA Police. And as CTExaminer.com found in a FOIA complaint last year: in the year after the mask rules went into effect, not a single citation had been issued in Connecticut by MTA police for non-compliance. Not one.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
“This is not a recipe for orderly or responsible development.” – Francis Pickering, Western Connecticut Council of Governments Continue Reading →
Where the vacated Bowtie Cinemas building sits, the applicant proposes a 3,800 sq ft restaurant and pocket park with green spaces and outdoor seating for the restaurant. Continue Reading →