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The Amtrak Downeaster: Boston to Portland, Maine

August 14, 2014by theraillife Leave a comment

The following is a trip report for a journey I took in September 2012. At the time I made this journey, all Downeaster trains terminated at Portland. Now, 2 services […]

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Long Distance Rail, Railways, Transport, USA

Boston: Subways, Wonderland, Trams and Mattapan

August 11, 2014by theraillife 2 Comments

NOTE: In this blog post, I refer to certain rail vehicles as trams. Some American cities call them streetcars, others call them trolleys. Being from Melbourne Australia, they will always be trams […]

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Ferry, Metros, Railways, Tram, Transport, Urban Rail, USA

New York to Boston; M4, Acela and a Purple Commuter Train

August 8, 2014by theraillife 1 Comment

Reluctantly, I was leaving my comfortable apartment in Brooklyn and heading for Boston. I caught the A train from Nostrand Avenue for the final time, riding all of the way […]

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High Speed Rail, Long Distance Rail, Metros, Railways, Transport, Urban Rail, USA

The Best of New York

July 26, 2014by theraillife Leave a comment

In August 2012, I spent a wonderful 4 days in New York City. Plenty of people have been there before and raved about Central Park (loved it), Times Square (was underwhelmed) […]

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Metros, Railways, USA

Eastwick PA to Brooklyn NY – The Long Way

July 23, 2014by theraillife Leave a comment

The following is a trip report for a journey I took on Sunday, 26 August 2012. All too soon, it was time to leave Philadelphia. I had a long, interesting journey […]

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Metros, Railways, Transport, Urban Rail, USA

Everything SEPTA – Silverliners, Subways, Norristown and Underground Trams

July 21, 2014by theraillife Leave a comment

NOTE: In this blog post, I refer to certain rail vehicles as trams. SEPTA call them trolleys, other American cities call them streetcars. Being from Melbourne Australia, they will always be […]

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Metros, Railways, Tram, Transport, Urban Rail, USA

A Day in Washington DC

July 18, 2014by theraillife 1 Comment

I wanted to do some sightseeing in Washington DC, so I left my Baltimore hotel early and walked up to Penn Station and caught the MARC Penn line to Washington Union Station. I […]

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Metros, Railways, Tram, Transport, Urban Rail, USA

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