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Tag Archives: public transit
Rail vs air
A $15 billion bailout for the airlines to save them from their own incompetence, yet we can’t even find $1.5 billion to save Amtrak.
Tagged airlines, Amtrak, politics, public transit
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A lesson for Amtrak?
Railtrack, the UK company set up to run the track part of the UK’s railway network, has gone bust. All the suckers who bought shares hoping that vital infrastructure could be treated as a profit-making industry will get little or … Continue reading
Tagged politics, privatization, public transit, Railtrack, railway network, UK
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What is it with the T this month?
I just sat next to a new and different kind of crazy person on the T. I don’t know how you’d even begin to categorize his behavior, apart from “bizarre”. He looked perfectly normal as I sat down. Smelled perfectly … Continue reading
Tagged bizarre, MBTA, New York, public transit
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Much more of this and I’m buying a car
This morning on the T there was a really stinky guy with psoriasis and matted grey hair who insisted on standing shoved up against me, and breathing with his mouth hanging open. Obviously the psoriasis isn’t his fault, but the … Continue reading
Tagged MBTA, psoriasis, public transit
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Tourette’s Syndrome
Coming home, I was sat next to the guy with Tourette’s Syndrome. At least, that’s what I assume it is; I’m no expert. He’s often travelling either to or from Davis Square. He sits and basically babbles whatever enters his … Continue reading
Tagged Davis Square, MBTA, public transit, tourettes
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Time is an illusion, subway time doubly so
I do hope that everyone else has noticed LRT’s big lie. I’m talking about the big lie in flashing lights on every station platform… ”EUSTON 2 mins”, “HAMMERSMITH 4 mins”, and so on. From asking people, I’ve come to the … Continue reading
Tagged Baker Street, George Orwell, public transit, travel, UK
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