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The Chinatown buses first showed up roughly 30 years ago when the casinos in Connecticut opened and the Chinese gamblers in NYC and Boston packed them. That soon evolved into $10 trips between Boston and NYC and at the same time the Chinese buses offered NYC and DC service. My first experience...

A nice feature on Charles Ro Supply Company just north of Boston.

Oliver added nothing to issues that most railbuffs already knew but made more people aware. His researchers hit a home run with the before and after pictures of downtown Lac-Mégantic, Quebec 10 years ago. Lac-Mégantic was ignored by US media outlets overlooking that fire companies from New...

Currently, Amtrak 66 arrives at NYP around 2 AM and then continues to Boston at 5:29 AM. http://dixielandsoftware.net/cgi-bin/gettrain.pl?seltrain=66&selyear=2023&selmonth=10&selday=22 I have heard numerous reasons for the issue including construction overnight in CT on Metro-North tracks and...

The road connecting Montreal to the Vermont border was scheduled to open in 1967 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Autoroute_35

Miles is trying to compare VIA's Windsor/Quebec City corridor with Amtrak's NEC and I don't think he comprehends it's apple and oranges. VIA and Amtrak should be locked in a room until they figure out a direct Toronto/Windsor?Detroit/Chicago run.

https://sfstandard.com/2023/07/29/taylor-swift-fans-smash-ridership-records-for-south-bay-public-transit The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority said it tallied close to 25,000 boardings for Taylor Swift’s kickoff Bay Area performance in the concert series, which drew something on the...

Congratulations Nat At 84, he’d traveled the entire Amtrak map — except Boston to Brunswick. It was time to finish (Boston Globe 7/21/23)

A Greyhound bus crash involving multiple semi-trucks left three dead and 14 injured Wednesday morning near Highland, Illinois. Illinois State Police said the Greyhound bus hit three semi-trucks that were parked in the off-ramp on a rest stop on westbound I-70 just before 2 a.m. Officials told...

Amtrak ended service to GCT in 1991 but is it worth reevaluating in 2023? My gut feeling is it would be a win today, especially for service to New England and Albany. Thoughts?

SEPTA was the last major system to upgrade fare collection and it looks like they plan to start over. https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/septa-key-ticket-system-replacement-coming-20230419.html https://www.phillyvoice.com/septa-key-new-fare-payment-system-smartphone-apple-google-pay/...

Video showing a four-car MBTA commuter-rail train being put through its paces in the Fall River area, using one T locomotive and two engines leased from Larry's Truck and Electric, a McDonald, OH company that specializes in used rail engines and equipment.

A good friend of mine who loves BU Hockey BUT doesn't drive called me today and asked if there is any way to get a bus from Boston to Manchester to attend an NCAA game on Thursday afternoon and incredibly there are not many options. Boston Express offers numerous trips to a Manchester suburb (...

The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission says its members are waiting for additional information requested from Metrorail and intensive work is needed to ensure the transit agency is prepared to roll out ATO. "As part of our oversight of Metrorail’s safety certification work regarding...

At some point, Amtrak will restore service into Canada, and setting up customs for both countries at Central Station in Montreal will finally happen. I am thinking of a 10 PM departure from both cities daily. Running time would be painfully slow (9-10 hours) but running overnight would...

The Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center is officially open. It will serve as a bus station and commuter rail stop for RIPTA and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority...

At long last, the GLX to Medford begins operation. The Medford branch will be on the E Line. I can't foresee any further expansion of the rapid transit lines in my lifetime unless they extend the Blue Line from Wonderland to Lynn (Salem?).

https://www.wcvb.com/article/mbta-commuter-rail-fare-gates-north-station-begin-oct-1-2022/41464630 Very simply the MBTA hired a security company to work as MBTA 'ambassadors' to make sure all arriving commuter rail passengers had a 'Charlie Card' Amtrak 692 arrives at North Station full of...

As the video shows Blixbus has made cuts since buying Greyhound a year ago, I was surprised to learn that they sold their terminal in Salt Lake City and now use the airport as a bus station. I did cross country 15 years ago from San Francisco to Boston; it was a logistical nightmare. SF to...

14 hours????? As much as I would love to see train service restored between Montreal and Boston I can't see this leaving the station. the train would run between Montreal’s Central Station and Sherbrooke several times a day, with one evening departure continuing to Boston’s North Station...