Transportation — Andy Arthur.org

Center Square Neighborhood of Albany vs Thruway-Northway Interchange (Size Comparison)

Andy | February 21, 2026

This gives you an idea of the scale of the Thruway-Northway Interchange in Colonie compared to Center Square Neighborhood in Albany. These aerial photos are the exact same scale.

Railroad Mileage Map 1910 – Rand McNally and Company

Andy | February 17, 2026

There used to be an impressive amount of railroad mileage in New York State in 1910, as seen in on this old Rand McNally map of railroads in the state.

Please don’t wash your car, I am hungry

Andy | February 10, 2026

Tuesday February 10, 2026 — Automobile Industry

Thematic Map: Albany County - Soil Dranage Class

Most Popular Automobile Make

Andy | February 1, 2026

Often you hear people bemoaning the death of American Automobile industry, and that everybody drives foreign cars these days, but outside of Eastern Seaboard and West Coast, the most popular cars and trucks are by far domestic makers. Also, GM probably is the most popular make of cars in most of Upstate NY, if not for the fact that their brand is split between Chevrolet and GMC.

I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Don’t Want to Buy American Cars Anymore. – WSJ

Andy | January 30, 2026

I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Don’t Want to Buy American Cars Anymore. – WSJ

Imagine if Americans could buy reliable new cars without blown gasser engines, that could make it to 100,000 miles like it used to be before everything went to hell over past two decades.