I was discussing grade crossing accidents with an Amtrak engineer a few years back and he gave me a graphic example of what it’s like when a train hits a car. He said it would be like your family car running over a mailbox. Get the picture? I’ve written before about the morons who are…
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, which has been keeping these records since the 1940s, Americans are driving less … about 4.3 percent less in the month of March compared to March of ’07. You think 4.3 percent doesn’t sound like a lot? Well, it translates to 11 billion fewer miles and, if we…
Transferring from one train to another is quick and easy in Europe. The last time we were in France, we had three-minute connection between trains. I think it was in Dijon. Three minutes! I was worried, but when we pulled into the station, the other train was waiting right across the platform. We made the…
The following came from a recent story in the New York Times:———————————————————————————-Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit By Clifford Krauss DENVER — With the price of gas approaching $4 a gallon, more commuters are abandoning their cars and taking the train or bus instead.Mass transit systems around the country are seeing standing-room-only…