Urban Rail in Africa – Reece Martin
One thing people have long requested from me is coverage of Africa. This is, sadly, one of the few big items I never got around to tackling in a big way, for a number of reasons — lack of good phot…| Reece Martin
Hi, I’m Reece! If you’re new here… Wow, I have no idea how you got here, but maybe leave a comment and tell me how! Also consider subscribing to help me grow the blog! Anyways, I’m a “retired” YouTuber (we are a small group of people!), I didn’t ever plan to be a YouTuber (did […]| Reece Martin
One thing people have long requested from me is coverage of Africa. This is, sadly, one of the few big items I never got around to tackling in a big way, for a number of reasons — lack of good phot…| Reece Martin
I’m sorry I have not written in a while: between raising a kid and having your country’s next door neighbour attack your country, it has been a tiring and stressful time. Make sure you&…| Reece Martin
This year (I know, it’s almost February), I’m going to expand my “Off-Topic” posting quite a bit, so I’m not longer going to be marking these posts as such… beca…| Reece Martin
The Toronto region, and by extension Canada, need Metrolinx to deliver. The agency is infamous for the now half-decade-late Eglinton Crosstown subway/tram project, and despite this has been tasked …| Reece Martin
I’ve put off writing this article for a long time, because “Transit City” was a transit plan for Toronto pushed forth by political juggernauts and strong voices on transit. As Rob Ford (my thoughts on whom should be obvious) cancelled this plan right when he was elected, there is a strong sense that since this […]| Reece Martin
It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog post, and a big reason for that is that blogging has always been the pressure relief valve on my brain when I have stuff to say and not enough room to make the videos to discuss. Given I am a new parent, my desire to […]| Reece Martin
Hello dearest readers! If you’re reading this, it’s quite possible you’ve noticed my blog has fallen off of my regular weekly schedule. Suffice to say, a new transit rider has come into my life and things have been a bit crazy. In the meantime, posts may be a little scattered, but I’d like to think […]| Reece Martin
Ottawa’s O-Train Trillium Line, or Line 2, is a very interesting diesel “light rail” line that is really more like an islanded European interurban train line, originally opened with European DMUs (literally part of a DB order) and signalling, with 5 basic stops and reasonably frequent service. The original “O-Train” was a real success story […]| Reece Martin
This article is the fifth part of a series of articles “Where will things be in a decade? Toronto’s Transit Engoodening”. Check out the previous parts in this series if you haven’t yet! Of course, I think it’s only natural to start asking and planning for the projects which come next. I do think it’s […]| Reece Martin
