Archive - Train Time

Trains, sort of

News from New England, Europe, and the Northwest

Jun 4 • Karen Christensen

May 2026

Meet me tomorrow in Williamstown!

Trains fit into the story: I'll be happy to talk about rail revival as well as third places as community catalysts

May 26 • Karen Christensen

Moulton on rail & a guide to slugging

Rail benefits include affordability and housing opportunity

May 13 • Karen Christensen

Best of Both Worlds: Rails With Trails

An update on what's happening elsewhere and good ideas for CT and MA passenger routes

May 9 • Karen Christensen

April 2026

In CT, a cathedral for trains… but no trains

An important article by Jim Cameron in the CT Mirror

Apr 28 • Karen Christensen

How Pittsfield’s Transit System Lost Its Way While Promising the World

Sharing "The bus that didn't come" report

Apr 23 • Karen Christensen

The case for shifting goods and passengers to rail

Today's oil crisis has implications for rail, and here's why

Apr 19 • Karen Christensen

Is Connecticut’s Rail Future Worth 30 Seconds of YOUR Time?

Have your say on the CTDOT draft 30-year plan!

Apr 15 • Matthew Silber and Karen Christensen

10:26

Once upon a time in America (and China)

A wake-up call for citizens, civic leaders, and legislators

Apr 11 • Karen Christensen

March 2026

Talking to Josh Elliott about CT rail

Train Time's first podcast conversation with a 2026 candidate

Mar 23 • Karen Christensen and Matthew Silber

30:48

Train brain is an expensive affliction in Canada

Two days of my life are spent travelling 450 kilometres and back. That's just crazy in this day and age.

Published on Carbon Upfront! • Mar 9

Sense and strategy: BRTA needs both

The objective should be more riders, and that means frequent, safe, reliable service on the routes people are now driving most

Mar 2 • Karen Christensen