James
@jameslllamas.bsky.social
Transportation Engineer and Planner. Reentering New Yorker. Native Nutmegger. Former Houstonian. Avoiding cars the best I can.
Transit doing its best in a hostile landscape (Connecticut’s Berlin Turnpike)
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Transit doing its best in a hostile landscape (Connecticut’s Berlin Turnpike)
I rode the Broadway Bus! The privately operated local bus line in Bayonne, NJ is shutting down this month, likely to be replaced with an NJ Transit route. Cash only, no schedule…it can use an upgrade.
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I rode the Broadway Bus! The privately operated local bus line in Bayonne, NJ is shutting down this month, likely to be replaced with an NJ Transit route. Cash only, no schedule…it can use an upgrade.
Sure enough, most riders got off at UConn. Only a handful of us left in board.
September 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Sure enough, most riders got off at UConn. Only a handful of us left in board.
In terms of timekeeping, we didn’t get off to a great start. The bus showed up about 10 minutes late and has been running about 15 down. Leaving Manchester we have about 10 riders, most of whom appear to be UConn students. I noticed some swiping U-Pass cards, CT’s free transit program for students.
September 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
In terms of timekeeping, we didn’t get off to a great start. The bus showed up about 10 minutes late and has been running about 15 down. Leaving Manchester we have about 10 riders, most of whom appear to be UConn students. I noticed some swiping U-Pass cards, CT’s free transit program for students.
The digital display is trying to show PROVIDENCE and there are paper signs in the windshield for the 913 and 918. Like all Peter Pan coaches, this one has a name from the Peter Pan stories.
September 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The digital display is trying to show PROVIDENCE and there are paper signs in the windshield for the 913 and 918. Like all Peter Pan coaches, this one has a name from the Peter Pan stories.
The PPB appears on the schedules for the 913 Buckland-Storrs Express and the 918 Willimantic - Coventry Express, sharing some stops with each of them but charting its own course across eastern CT.
September 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The PPB appears on the schedules for the 913 Buckland-Storrs Express and the 918 Willimantic - Coventry Express, sharing some stops with each of them but charting its own course across eastern CT.
Since I’m going to Providence, I bought my ticket from Peter Pan for $33. But most riders are using the CTT farebox installed in the first row. Express zone fares range from $3.20 to $6, not bad for a trip halfway across the state!
September 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Since I’m going to Providence, I bought my ticket from Peter Pan for $33. But most riders are using the CTT farebox installed in the first row. Express zone fares range from $3.20 to $6, not bad for a trip halfway across the state!
Excited to ride a unique Connecticut bus route today, the PPB! It’s operated by Peter Pan as a Hartford - Providence schedule but acts like a CTtransit express route within CT.
September 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Excited to ride a unique Connecticut bus route today, the PPB! It’s operated by Peter Pan as a Hartford - Providence schedule but acts like a CTtransit express route within CT.
A CTtransit heritage unit! This is what they looked like when I was a kid.
September 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A CTtransit heritage unit! This is what they looked like when I was a kid.
Probably assuming the same fleet expansion, which…doesn’t seem necessary.
July 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Probably assuming the same fleet expansion, which…doesn’t seem necessary.
Happen to be in Cleveland for RTA’s 50th birthday!
June 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Happen to be in Cleveland for RTA’s 50th birthday!
Enjoying Illinois High-Speed Rail!
June 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Enjoying Illinois High-Speed Rail!
Greetings from train 22, the Texas Eagle!
June 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Greetings from train 22, the Texas Eagle!
Bike-bus-bus-bike across Connecticut this morning, all in time for work! Saw a turtle and apparently just missed a bear according to people on the trail.
June 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Bike-bus-bus-bike across Connecticut this morning, all in time for work! Saw a turtle and apparently just missed a bear according to people on the trail.
I love when I can take my hometown express bus. It spends 6 minutes on the freeway!
June 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I love when I can take my hometown express bus. It spends 6 minutes on the freeway!
Whatcom Transit was our ride all over Bellingham this weekend! It’s a fantastic small-city system with several frequent corridors and rural service across the county. I was sure to stay near the train station, though, since WTA doesn’t run on holidays.
May 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Whatcom Transit was our ride all over Bellingham this weekend! It’s a fantastic small-city system with several frequent corridors and rural service across the county. I was sure to stay near the train station, though, since WTA doesn’t run on holidays.
There will be plenty of ferries this week, so this afternoon I tried the around-the-sound route! I correctly surmised that I could make the -8 minute ST 595 to KT Purdy Ride connection.
May 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
There will be plenty of ferries this week, so this afternoon I tried the around-the-sound route! I correctly surmised that I could make the -8 minute ST 595 to KT Purdy Ride connection.
Visiting family near Seattle this week, which means a bike-bus-ferry commute!
May 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Visiting family near Seattle this week, which means a bike-bus-ferry commute!
Brilliantly targeted ad.
Also - call it sinus decongestion.
Also - call it sinus decongestion.
May 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Brilliantly targeted ad.
Also - call it sinus decongestion.
Also - call it sinus decongestion.
Helping my cousin see her train options from NYC to Hartford Saturday reminded me how far we have to go on coordination:
- @amtrak.com app provides schedules and tickets but only for Amtrak trains
- @mtametronorth.bsky.social TrainTime app has schedules and tickets but only for MNR to New Haven
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- @amtrak.com app provides schedules and tickets but only for Amtrak trains
- @mtametronorth.bsky.social TrainTime app has schedules and tickets but only for MNR to New Haven
1/3
May 5, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Helping my cousin see her train options from NYC to Hartford Saturday reminded me how far we have to go on coordination:
- @amtrak.com app provides schedules and tickets but only for Amtrak trains
- @mtametronorth.bsky.social TrainTime app has schedules and tickets but only for MNR to New Haven
1/3
- @amtrak.com app provides schedules and tickets but only for Amtrak trains
- @mtametronorth.bsky.social TrainTime app has schedules and tickets but only for MNR to New Haven
1/3
No delays encountered!
May 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
No delays encountered!
Coast Starlight used to have Superliner business class. I guess no longer. The seats were purple.
April 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Coast Starlight used to have Superliner business class. I guess no longer. The seats were purple.
Hotel transit center views.
April 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Hotel transit center views.
A newborn New Flyer headed for Houston METRO along I-20 in Mississippi! They’re built at the former NABI factory in Anniston, AL.
April 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A newborn New Flyer headed for Houston METRO along I-20 in Mississippi! They’re built at the former NABI factory in Anniston, AL.
DARTing around Dallas this morning for a meeting!
April 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
DARTing around Dallas this morning for a meeting!