Train Time focuses on rail as a sustainable way to get around - locally, nationally, and internationally - and as a system that is good for people, communities, economies, and the natural world.
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How about a pajama party for Train Time?
Get this: “On Sunday 13 September 2026, people across Europe put on their pyjamas and meet on their station platforms — to celebrate the trains that let us sleep, and to demand an end to the flights that don’t.”
Admittedly, we have a few o...
Connecticut Railfans, Let’s Speak Up!
This message goes out to all the Nutmeggers who are passionate about rail transportation: this fall, you will have the opportunity to share your thoughts about the future of train travel in Connecticut for years to come!
CTDOT is hosting a...
Talking with Ian Hodkinson of Alstom, a global rail company
Alstom is a global rail company based in Canada, and I had the pleasure last week of a conversation with Ian Hodkinson, their Technical and Business Development Director of Transit Systems. As you’ll hear, we had a couple of technical issue...
Train Talk with Karen and Matt
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Matt Silber and Karen Christensen catch up on this Train Time talk, ranging around the region, in the way they’d be doing if there was a pub by the station. The “happy hour” kicks off with an article in the New York Times...
Empire Builder: Amtrak across America
You might remember that I am not a fan of Amtrak, but I’m glad to say that their long-distance lines deserve some celebrating. And I’m able this summer to get a vicarious look at coast to coast travel because my son Tom Christensen is takin...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Coauthor of The Great Good Place II, expert on third places and green urbanism, CEO of #BerkshirePubGroup, research associate at Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, and editor of the Encyclopedia of Community. Nuts about passenger rail.
Educator. Historian. Public transportation advocate and enthusiast. Views expressed are mine alone.
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