Taking a ride on Chernobyl’s “Radioactive Railroad”
Over the past few months I’ve been working on a big project in secret… and today is finally the day that I get to present it to all of you. Most of you are...
Author: Emily
A Visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, and a ride on the Funicular
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, most likely you’ve heard at least a little bit of the recent news about Ukraine. Over the past year there have been protests, government-hired snipers to kill...
A Railroad Journey to Ukraine: Chernihiv
Roughly a hundred miles north of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv is the city of Chernihiv. Chernihiv has quite a long history, dating back to the medieval times, and it is also home to Ukraine’s oldest...
The Mansions that the Railroad Built, Part 3: The Breakers
Several years ago I toured some of the mansions of Newport, Rhode Island – the place where anyone who was anyone had a summer “cottage” in the waning years of the 1800s. The very...
Spring Flowers and Harlem Line Track Work
After a very long and cold winter, it is finally starting to feel like spring. Hopefully you all had an enjoyable weekend, perhaps even watching or riding some trains. Alas down by the railroad...
Jets and Atoms – Powering Bizarre Trains
The annals of history are full of strange and intriguing bits of curiosity, providing plenty of fodder for a blog such as this one. We’ve covered plenty of odd topics on the blog before...