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A College Student, A Gambler, and a Coastguardsman Walk onto a Train

Why Eastern Connecticut’s rail future isn’t a $500 million pipe dream, it’s a $130 million reality we can build today.

Dec 12, 2025 • Hayden Clarkin

A Rail Line Grows in Charlotte

We finally bought the track. Now, why are we planning to run trains that are only 3 minutes faster than they were in 1938?

Dec 5, 2025 • Hayden Clarkin

What if the Italians Built a Subway under Providence?

A Century Later, Providence Still Needs the Subway It Planned in 1914.

Nov 18, 2025 • Hayden Clarkin

The Busiest “Rail Line” You’ve Never Heard Of Is In the Suburbs of Atlanta

Atlanta’s 2.8-mile Plane Train quietly moves more people each day than most American transit systems, and might be the most efficient rail line in the…

Nov 7, 2025 • Hayden Clarkin

What if the Staten Island Ferry was in Miami?

How a borough ignored by the subway built the most successful ferry line in the World

Oct 27, 2025 • Hayden Clarkin

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