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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Thomas & Friends Conspiracy: Henry Knew All Along
As has been well-covered, China took a giant step in enhancing its business relationship with the U.S. by dousing Thomas & Friends toy trains with lead paint. While we were playing with said trains (duh, the non-lead ones) with Little … Continue reading
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Straphanger Joe Has a Dream. A Short Dream.
Imagine This Imagine this… The subway doors open and six people enter an empty car. Each of them takes a seat next to the rail by the door. At each successive stop as people step into the car, … Continue reading
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On-Time Percentage: Trainjotting Puts Metro-North to the Test
We’re not thrilled about the MTA’s 5:59 rule, which says that a train is on time if it lumbers into the station within five minutes and 59 seconds of when it’s supposed to. And we don’t love the fact that … Continue reading
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An Open Letter To: The Guy Who Consumed Three Beers By White Plains
Sir, I hadn’t noticed you until I heard the clink of beer bottles stemming from your seat. You were pouring a full bottle of Corona into an empty bottle of Corona. I couldn’t figure out why, until I saw the … Continue reading
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Straphanger Joe Masters the Scootch
The Scootch What would happen if you sat down next to someone on the subway when the car wasn’t crowded — when there was space available to not be next to someone? Here’s what I mean. You get on … Continue reading
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Power Problems Uptown
A power outtage on the Upper East Side and the Bronx is causing delays on the evening commute. From lohud.com: “Because we do not have full power, we are not able to run a full schedule of trains at this … Continue reading
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There’s No Room on the N
The subway overcrowding problem is “scary,” according to MTA president Howard Roberts in the Times yesterday. The MTA is several years from building a solution to the problem, so the ever-expanding pool of subway riders will just have to deal. … Continue reading
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The Old Man and the Seat
After Tuesday morning saw an elderly gent tossed into the gap like yesterday’s Post, we almost saw a repeat performance on the 5:27 home. The train was an old one, the type typically found on the New Haven Line. It … Continue reading
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Word of the Week: ELBONICS
ELBONICS: \ell-BAHNN-icks\noun: The fierce battle between side-by-side riders to establish ownership of the space between them. [Adapted from Sniglets.] Usage: The guy next to me on the 9:16 to the city was quite large, so the elbonics began pretty much … Continue reading
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Forget the Gap, Mind the Doors
Major action on the 8:43 today. We were docked in White Plains when a commotion suddenly broke out–metal clanging, someone yelling, several riders shrieking and jumping to their feet. An elderly fellow had fallen at the edge of the platform. … Continue reading
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