Articles by Heather Smith
Heather Smith (on Twitter, @strangerworks) is interested in the various ways that humans try to save the environment: past, present, and future.
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At continent’s edge, a rail epic concludes, pursued by tank cars
There's nothing quite like the conversations you have on a long railroad trip. But sooner or later, even the wildest digressions have to end.
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Rumors of the death of the train station have been greatly exaggerated
Something there is that doesn't like a big, beautiful, high-ceilinged train lobby -- because we keep shuttering them. Occasionally, a city will push back.
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Those Detroit water shutoffs? Blame ’em on botched bookkeeping
Documents in a new suit show that Detroit's water utility forgot to charge $115 million in sewage fees -- then hit residents with surprise catch-up bills.
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Why Americans love to hate the train — and always have
A cross-country train trip serves as a reminder that Big Rail once called all the shots, until we pushed back against its reshaping of the U.S. landscape.
