CT Rail - Where can you go with it?

This is the second in a series of articles on rail transit in Connecticut.

A look at Connecticut's rail map — and everything it's missing

After the trips I described in my last article, I was excited. Trains were cheaper, less stressful, and surprisingly practical for getting to New York, D.C., and Boston. So, I did what anyone does when they're excited about something—I started looking to see how far I could go with it. What about commuting in state or out of state? Or for leisure and fun events? With those destinations in mind, I pulled up the CT Rail and Amtrak maps for Connecticut, expecting to find a network that connects people like DC Metro. Instead, I found two main lines.

Train travel - It's better than you thought.

[This is the first in a series of articles on rail travel in CT]

On a recent return from Washington, D.C., a late-season snowstorm shut down the highways. Cars were crawling on I-95. Flights out of Reagan were grounded. I was on a train, watching the snow fall over empty streets at sixty miles an hour, reading a book. I was home before midnight. That trip changed how I think about regional travel.