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Monthly Archives: May 2009
“Walking Tall in the Land of the SUV”
As I’ve lamented in these cyber-pages, we no longer have the Sunday NY Times “Westchester” section–or similar sections in Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island, or even the city, for that matter–to offer up hyperlocal news, and often transit-related stories. I also … Continue reading
Posted in Larchmont, Little G, Metro North, Mount Pleasant, Westchester
Tagged Dashing Dan, Larchmont
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How About Those Jet-Packs I Keep Hearing About?
The May issue of Westchester Magazine has some fun with a look at Westchester in the year 2020–a county with a lower level on the Tappan Zee bridge for trains, residential areas built around transit, county-sponsored cars on-demand, and maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Metro North, New Rochelle, Rye
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Jo-SAY! Jose Jose, Jose, JOOOO-SAAAYYY!
There was a logjam at the stairs heading down to the 4-5-6 in Grand Central. The source of it quickly became apparent: a heavy-set elderly woman limping down the stairs, enjoying a second-long rest at each step. People massed behind … Continue reading
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The ‘Trainjotting’ Mailbag
From the Trainjotting email account…at least he’s not a Nigerian prince looking for money. – How are you ! This is your friend Michael write to you. I hope there is a chance for us to introduce myself as a … Continue reading
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Biking to Work and the B.O. Factor
We write quite a bit about schlepping via bike to the train station. Mercifully, it’s a downhill ride most of the way, and I’m there in five minutes. But, as the rules of physics indicate, what’s downhill one way is … Continue reading
Posted in Bike to Work
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Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’s Separation From His Blackberry
The performer Kevin Bacon was apparently a victim of a Blackberry-snatching at the B-D-E subway station at 53rd and 7th late last week. According to published reports, Bacon went freakin’ Footloose on the thief, chasing the guy down the platform. … Continue reading
Straphanger Joe Has a Snicker PART II
PART I is here. … And Half By Straphanger Joe … only it’s not the Kindle exactly. It’s an ad campaign by M-edge and features the Kindle front and center of every poster from one end of … Continue reading
Posted in F Train, Kindle, Straphanger Joe
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Please Tell Me Where You are So I Can Kill You
Not sure if it’s the case with other railroads around the world, but Metro-North has this knack for putting forth truly awful performances on the first day back from holiday breaks. The 8:16 rolled in at the normal time this … Continue reading
Posted in 8:16, Bose, Hawthorne, White Plains
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Straphanger Joe Has a Snicker, Part I
Half… By Straphanger Joe There’s no mention of the product name but the lettering and color is unmistakable. I’m standing in a crowded F train on my way in to 23rd Street and work. I can’t help but … Continue reading
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New Haven Line Drama
ConnecticEnergy tells me about some scary moments on the Stamford train pulling into Grand Central about a half hour ago. Somewhere between 125th and Grand Central, the train stopped, and one conductor conversed with the other across the P.A. system. … Continue reading
Posted in Conductor, New Haven Line, Stamford
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