Tag Archives: commuter rail

My comments on passenger rail infrastructure to MassDOT

Posted on 2018-02-28 by

The comment period for the State Rail Plan ends on Friday, the advocacy group TransitMatters just released their report on Regional Rail, and MassDOT is currently in the process of two separate planning exercises related to the MBTA and the … Continue reading →

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More musings on commuter rail

Posted on 2017-08-04 by

Earlier this week, I tweeted this: There are two, largely independent backstories to this tweet. The first is that I’m going back to Helsinki next week to attend the 75th World Science Fiction Convention, and when I was in Helsinki … Continue reading →

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Every American transportation planner should spend a week in Helsinki (part 2 of 3)

Posted on 2017-04-23 by

In this post, I’m going to cover the commuter-rail network serving Helsinki, and also (for lack of a better place to discuss it) show a few bits of mainline railway as well — since they share facilities and are operated … Continue reading →

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