Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: Naugatuck
As a member of a younger generation in the US, trains for me are merely a method of transportation – a means for me to get to work, or to get into the city....
Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line – Waterbury
Ah, Waterbury… also known as the Brass City, or most affectionately the “Dirty Water.” Yes, Waterbury and I have a history, we go way back. Many years ago I attended UConn’s Waterbury Branch, and...
Sending Postcards from the Harlem Line (Part 3)
If there is one thing that Westchester people have taught me, it is how to spend money (there are many times in which I feel that I am a strange observer here, really). Though...
The Milton on Hudson Train Station
Old postcard views of the Milton on Hudson station I don’t find myself on the west side of the Hudson all that often, but back in October I went to Newburgh for my tour...
Cuteness for the day: Stationmaster Tama and the deer of Nara
It is about time that I get the remainder of my travel photos up, and of course today’s weather cancelled work, so it is the perfect time to get off my butt and do...
Railroads, Mansions and Money: The Vanderbilts in a nutshell
There is a lot of wrong information, or downright confusion, when it comes to the Vanderbilts on the internet. I’ve seen articles saying they earned their fortunes in the 1930’s, and that Gloria Vanderbilt’s...