Monthly Archives: August 2009

Metro-North Puts Departures Board Back in Rightful Place

Doing my usual Usain Bolting up Park Ave South and into Grand Central last night, I was quite pleased to see the electronic departures TV screen on the kiosk panel facing the front doors of Grand Central–not on an inconvenient … Continue reading

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Engineer Lets Rider Drive LIRR Train

Both an LIRR engineer and a civilian face reckless endangerment charges after the engineer, Ronald Cabrera, allegedly let the rider, William Kutsch, operate the train July 2. And since Kutsch apparently would not get enough of a kick out of … Continue reading

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‘This is Metro-North…We’ve Recovered Your Blackberry’

Words I never thought I’d hear. I’d left the Blackberry on the morning train last Friday, and was too distraught to blog about it. It was a rainy day (Oh yeah–that rainy day) and I was a bit discombobulated. Due … Continue reading

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Met-Island-North? LIMNR?

Oil and water. Hatfields and McCoys. Jon and Kate. Metro-North and Long Island Railroad? An ambitious proposal to overhaul our transit system was put forth yesterday by Mayor Bloomberg. Among the proposals are making crosstown buses free because they’re so … Continue reading

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An Open Letter To:

The Baby Who Snubbed Me on the Track 38 Ramp This Morning. I was climbing the ramp to the Grand Central Concourse after exiting the 8:43 out of Hawthorne on Track 38. You were clinging tightly to your mother, as … Continue reading

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Hopes For a Seat Scotched

ConnecticEnergy says the Stamford express was in fine fettle this morning:  Oh what a beautiful morning! No less than 5 unrelated passengers (self incl.) gave up their seats this a.m. for a young couple and their brood of 4 scottish … Continue reading

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