Monthly Archives: March 2008

A Peek at Metro-North’s Yankee Stadium Stop

Posted on March 31, 2008 by TJ

A far cry from the saddest little ballfield in New York is the rebuilt Yankee Stadium, and the Journal News offers a peek at the $91 million Metro-North station stop that’s being built across from the Stadium. The station platform … Continue reading →

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The Saddest Ballfield in All of New York

Posted on March 31, 2008 by TJ

It is, simply and frankly put, the saddest ballfield in all of New York. No, not Shea. Smartass. On this, the unofficial national holiday and brightener of spirits known as Major League Baseball Opening Day, we salute the most pathetic … Continue reading →

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‘Mileposts’ En Espanol

Posted on March 28, 2008 by TJ

As Trainjotting visitors know, we’re big fans of the monthly Metro-North mouthpiece Mileposts (second best alliteration you’ll see all day). We were a bit surprised to step onto the 8:16 headed for GCT today and see a copy of it, … Continue reading →

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Penn Station Will Continue to Blow

Posted on March 28, 2008 by TJ

The outfit that doomed the Knicks and gave the tri-state area the $99 cable/phone/broadband “triple play” for $160 is being blamed for spiking an ambitious plan to rebuild Penn Station as a glittering gateway to Gotham (uh, best alliteration you’ll … Continue reading →

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Straphanger Joe: He Could Be Your Grandfather

Posted on March 27, 2008 by TJ

It was a crowded F-train this morning, 8:43 am. The doors closed on the 74th Street and Roosevelt stop. Two last-minute straphangers pushed me away from my door position. I wasn’t annoyed, because I still had a pole to hold … Continue reading →

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Why Metro-North Doesn’t Offer Wifi

Posted on March 27, 2008 by TJ

Our fellow Metro-North blogger Station Stops wonders why Metro-North doesn’t offer hotspots for wireless webcrawling. He notes that the Gotham Gazette addressed this issue with a well-researched article way back in 2004, when laptops were the size of suitcases and … Continue reading →

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L Train Wins “Subway Shmutz” Study

Posted on March 26, 2008 by TJ

The Straphanger’s Campaign has released its ninth annual “Subway Shmutz” cleanliness study. The survey revealed that subway cars are slightly cleaner than in 2005, and that the L train, with an 88% cleanliness rate, is the pick of the, well, litter. “Passengers … Continue reading →

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MTA Improvement Plans Derailed

Posted on March 25, 2008 by TJ

When MTA CEO Elliot Sander gave his “state of the MTA” address just a few weeks ago, he spoke of increasing service on 11 subway lines and adding trains and cars on the LIRR and Metro-North, among other projects totaling … Continue reading →

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A Paraplegic Steps Onto the 2 Train…

Posted on March 25, 2008 by TJ

I generally skip the Metropolitan Diary in the Monday NY Times. Too many rich old ladies from uptown stumbling upon too many cabbies/homeless guys with a heart of gold, too many punchlines reading like some version of “Isn’t New York … Continue reading →

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New MTA Timetable: Hudson Line Cements Favorite Son Status

Posted on March 24, 2008 by TJ

The Hudson Line, the darling of the Metro-North trinity, gets a whopping 41 more trains each week when the spring timetable goes into action April 6. All told, Metro-North is adding an extra 67 trains each week to keep up … Continue reading →

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