On the day of Pope Francis’ funeral in Vatican City — scheduled to begin at 4 a.m. ET — the latest edition of News Wire recommended reading begins with the European website Railtech.com looking at the Pope’s connection to trains — which begins with the fact he was the son of a railway worker.
Also notable:
— The New York Times takes an in-depth, and well-photographed, look at the New York City’s subways’ ancient signal system; replacement of that system is planned, but funding is in jeopardy. (The link should allow non-subscribers past the website paywall.)
— Staying in New York, the news site Streetsblog NYC looks at the challenge of Penn Station renovations and wonders if Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy realizes what he’s gotten into,
I found all three stories very interesting, informative and well written.
Yes, we did. I read it again, slowly. I came to the same conclusion. I say tomatoes and you say tomahtoahs. Fair enough.
The Penn Station article is a political hit piece, but does do a good job laying out the various proposals and identifying the players. The subway signaling piece is a good layman’s introduction to Interlocking Towers, levers, and model boards.
A “political hit piece”? Did we even read the same article?