Monthly Archives: November 2018

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Frederick Douglass on the east-west line

We recently came across this passage about a train ride from Boston to Pittsfield written by the great civil rights activist Frederick Douglass. It comes from Douglass's My Bondage and My Freedom (1855). Riding from Boston to Albany, a few years ago, I found myself in a large car, well filled with passengers. The seat [...]

By barringtoninst|2018-11-22T20:48:03+00:00November 22nd, 2018|Miscellaneous|0 Comments

Let’s get Amtrak on board with its NYC-Pittsfield ticketing

One of the concerns some people have about the proposed Berkshire Flyer is that there is only one round-trip a week, with only a Friday train north and Sunday train south. "What if I want to stay till Tuesday, or for a week and not nine days?" they ask. This is not the barrier it [...]

By barringtoninst|2019-12-20T10:53:15+00:00November 1st, 2018|Train Blog, Train Campaign|1 Comment

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Monthly Archives: November 2018

Frederick Douglass on the east-west line

Let’s get Amtrak on board with its NYC-Pittsfield ticketing

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