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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Nine Dead in Washington Metro Crash
The worst crash in the 33 year history of Washington’s Metro train system has killed at least nine and injured at least 76. The horrific crash occurred during last evening’s rush, between the Ford Totten and Takoma stations. One train … Continue reading
Longing for the Days of $216.58
Ordered my July e-ticket today, and with the new rates its $238.14–up a good chunk from the $216.58 I’d been fairly content paying before. Come to think of it, I’d been pretty content paying that $208.74 I was paying when … Continue reading
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Shell Game on Metro-North
The NY Times’ “Metropolitan Diary,” also known as “Septuagenarian Ladies Ending Cute Stories With ‘Only in New York!’”, offers not one but two yarns that take place on our area’s trains. One story depicts a man on the 2 train … Continue reading
Posted in Metro North, Metropolitan Diary, Yankee Stadium
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Man Visits 468 Subway Stations, Photographs All
Young Arun Wiita embarked upon a quixotic mission: Visit all 468 subway stations within the city limits and detail them all with photos and text. He started the project two years ago, hit all the stations inside of two weeks, … Continue reading
Jersey Jim Says Crowded Train is Par For the Course
Today was yet another soggy commute, as all our towns seem like a prime new location of the next Twilight film. (Spoiler alert: brooding teen vampires like rainy cities…) But the blood was really pumping on this morning’s surprisingly crowded … Continue reading
Craig Ferguson Only Has Ears for Mamaroneck
It appears Late Show host Craig Ferguson can only make out a single stop’s name when he rides Metro-North to “Albany.” Here’s the link, cheeky wee monkeys. Thanks to Conductor Bobby for sending it along. Perhaps Bobby and his ilk … Continue reading
Gold-Plated Memories
As the rainy weather continues, the region’s outdoor recreational activity has been null. But the wet and wild Curse of Zeke Marcus did not seem to faze a young woman on the 8:16 this morn. She boarded at White Plains. She … Continue reading
Interview with A Young Straphanger
by Straphanger Joe We’re taking the subway to work, my son and I. He’s all of seven years old. My wife’s working today so my son’s coming in with me. I figure he can keep himself occupied for … Continue reading
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One Way to Avoid Fare Hikes
It’s every commuter’s worst nightmare, short of a bomb or some other catastrophic event. Just as the conductor approaches, you realize you’ve forgotten your monthly pass. Happened just this morn on the Stamford train, says our Nutmeg State correspondent Connectic … Continue reading
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The Candy Man Can
I’ve seen this on the streets of Manhattan, and on the subways time and again. But never before on Metro-North, until yesterday. A man–black, faint facial hair, 30, wearing giant gray t-shirt over giant gray long-sleeve t-shirt, baggy jeans and … Continue reading
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