The National Museum of Railway Joy
Crocodiles, Elephants, and Other Beasts of Iron at Switzerland's Verkehershaus
The Inventor of Transit
An homage to the inventor of public transport, French philosopher Blaise Pascal.
The Future is Electric!
That's the story we're being sold. But not all electric transport is created equal.
From the Red Hell to the Sky of Blue
// It's been an awful week. I don't live in the United States, but I'm close enough that the victory of Donald Trump will cast a shadow over my life, the life of my friends and family, and, quite assuredly, over the life of everybody
Villages Without Cars
Lessons from car-free villages in the Alps of Switzerland. Gondolas, funiculars, cog railways, oh my!
Small Can Be Beautiful
Tiny transit vehicles can play an important role in networks, especially as feeders—but they aren't a substitute for heavy-hauling, regularly-scheduled service.
The Penguincubator and the Railway Journey
The Express Co-Evolution of Books and Trains // As a child, I dreaded long drives in the family car. I was a bookish kid, but when I tried to read in the backseat of one of a long line of Volkswagens, I was gradually overtaken by a mounting nausea that
My British Railway Nightmare
The Trials of Trying to Buy a Ticket—Any Ticket—After 30 Years of Privatization
Riding the "Mail Rail"
An Excursion on the World's First Driverless Electric Underground Railway
Revolution by Double-Decker
On Riding Dublin's Human Transit-Redesigned Bus Network. // In last week's post, I wrote about the relative lack of rail transit in Dublin, a city with a population of 1.28 million (2.12 million in "Greater Dublin"). Much smaller cities in Europe have