Flagler Railroad Centennial
A century ago, in the days of railroad expansion, oilman and hotelier Henry Morrison Flagler built an over-water railroad from southern Florida to Key West. Today, people drive about 100 miles over a causeway to Key West. A couple of days ago, Key West — so changed and still so compelling.
Final ‘Summer Hike’ to 3 High Lakes
Abundant wildflowers, sunshine and blue skies on Sunday before temps dropped on Monday On Sunday, my husband and I drove up the 14-mile unpaved Rollins Pass Road, once a railway roadbed, to Corona Station, which in the 1920s had a railroad depot, wooden tunnels and even a hotel at something like 11,500 feet above sea level. All [...]
London Railroad Hotel Reopens with Victorian Splendor
The historic Grand Midland ressurrected as St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel London, officially re-opening today William and Kate have been married for nearly a week now. The horses are re-stabled, the carriages and uniforms put away for the next state occasion, the tourists gone home, most Londoners returned from their extended holiday and the father of the [...]
Railroad Terminal’s Enviro-Bonus
Commuters & other travelers help cut one Stockholm building’s winter heating costs If you are one of the quarter of a million people passing through Stockholm’s main railroad terminal on an average day, know that in winter, your very presence and movements are helping to cut energy costs of a nearby office building. The BBC reported [...]
Giant Steps in Denver’s Union Station Redevelopment
Sea change for transportation as Denver goes intermodal Denver is in the midst of a many multi-multi-million redevelopment of the historic 19th-century Union Station area. Except for the landmark station, which will remain, little else will be recognizable on the 20-acre site. The old station, which might become a retail complex like other grand old railroad [...]
A New Rail Tunnel Through the Alps But None Under the Hudson
Switzerland gets a loo-o-o-ong railroad tunnel; metro New York/New Jersey gets a writeoff Switzerland, with a population of fewer than 8 million and a genuine commitment to keep rail travel and goods transport alive and thriving, has completed the excavation for the new Gotthard Base Tunnel, at 35.4 miles the world’s longest railway tunnel. With the [...]
Stuttgart Train Station, Doomed?
Protests aimed at saving the early 20th century landmark The main railroad station in Stuttgart resembles an armory — massive stones, small windows, a landmark 12-story tower, an illuminated Mercedes-Benz logo and a commanding presence in the center of the city. I wouldn’t call it a beautiful building, but it is imposing. Recently, Stuttgart, a key industrial city that was heavily [...]
German Railroads Add Amenity
Conveyor belts lug the luggage at smaller train stations Anyone who has traveled by train into smaller European cities and towns has paid the penance for using convenient, punctual transportation by lugging heavy bags up and down stairs. In larger cities, trains pull into terminals where ferrying bags is easy and on one level, so this is not an [...]
Groundbreaking Today for Denver-DIA Rail Line
At last, the first shovel of earth to turn for future rail link between Denver to its great airport I know this is a travel blog, and I do try to be regional, national and global in my posts, but I’m as provincial as anyone else, and since my travels start in Colorado, often via Denver International [...]
Travel Thumbnail: Terry Bison Ranch
Tourist attraction attached to serious working ranch This is the ninth of a series of periodic reports on specific places I’ve visited — and which you might want see to as well. The Place: Terry Bison Ranch, south of Cheyenne, Wyoming The Backstory: Often when we have visitors from overseas or the East Coast, I [...]
