Monthly Archives: July 2009

Hawthorne Wines Offers Commuter Discount

I hopped on the trusty bike at Hawthorne station last night (OK, not so trusty…flat tire this morning, had to walk), and spied something out of the corner of my eye next to the station: Signs of life inside the … Continue reading

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Fat TJ

We all see people on the train that we think are dead ringers for our cousin, our co-worker, our spouse’s friend from college with the halitosis issues. We also periodically encounter friends and loved ones who tell us how they’ve seen … Continue reading

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Can Someone Please Help This Man?

Going to be commuting daily from stamford to nyc – catching something like the 6:40 train. i’m confused about the parking situation/costs in stamford and if anyone thinks it’s worthwhile to go to Greenwich or Old Greenwich for non-parking permit … Continue reading

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Child Abuse on the Subway

Interesting conundrum raised in the Metropolitan section of the NY Times yesterday. A man–and a few dozen other men and women–witnesses a child being slapped, over and over, by her teen mother on the subway. What do you do? Granted, … Continue reading

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What the Kids Are Googling

A random selection of the Google searches that brought you, dear reader, to Trainjotting this week. I can’t wait to see what sort of ads Google selects based on this post. dogs ride train, russia drag queen 8″ heels how … Continue reading

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Trainjotting Introduces the ’75 Rule’

On Wednesday I suffered the ignominy of arriving on Grand Central’s Track 38 (a.k.a. “Weehawken”) and departing that evening on Track 39 (“West Weehawken”). In other words, I traversed every last inch of Grand Central to get from my Metro-North … Continue reading

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Turtle Terrors Tie Up Transit

First it was the mating turtles causing delays at JFK, and now it’s those pesky shelled reptiles clogging up the Metro-North train tracks. Yes, the new Mileposts, your source of monthly breaking Metro-North news, reports that a large number of … Continue reading

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Straphanger Joe Plods Through Dogs Days of Summer

Dog and a Pack   It’s the F train but I’m only traveling from 23rd Street to 42nd for lunchtime yoga. The train’s not too crowded but I’m standing anyway. When I’m not teaching I sit a lot at my … Continue reading

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When Tornadoes Strike

Since we’re on the topic of trains getting jammed up in tornadoes today, here’s a peak at what it looks like when it actually happens. Thanks to Conductor Bobby for the link.

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JerseyJim Takes ‘Branch Line’ Literally

Thankfully, an uneventful train ride on NJ Transit this morning. As we pulled into Penn Station, the conductor even informed us that we were a few minutes early!   On Monday, this same conductor apologized for last Thursday’s cancellation of … Continue reading

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