Monthly Archives: November 2009

Train Sounds On Demand

If you just don’t have enough train sounds in your life, here’s a pretty cool site that offers a stunning array of recorded train noise from various trains, including LIRR, Metro-North, the New York subway, and cars from all over … Continue reading

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Bike Rack Hits Tipping Point

A little over two years since the bike rack was installed at our request, the most written about bike rack in America has finally become a more popular bike-parking destination than the blue iron fence under the overpass at Hawthorne … Continue reading

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JerseyJim and a Boycott of NJ Transit

[From Friday, when TJ was ducking out of town to escape Yankee Hysteria] Last night was one for the NJ record books, as rail delays stretched through the rush hour, and on into Friday morning. As I was heading home, … Continue reading

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Not Quite ‘Clever’ Enough?

While one never suffers from a lack of visible departures screens in Grand Central, I still like the idea of having my track sent to me each evening before I leave work. So I signed up for CleverCommute’s track-alert service several weeks ago. … Continue reading

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Little G Learning ‘Train Safety’ As We Speak

I enjoy glancing at the learning agenda put forth by my son’s pre-school up the road in Priusville; it’s fun imagining him in the school learning about the various topics (animals, firehouses, pumpkins), and it’s nice to know what we … Continue reading

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Concern For the Power-Climber

Us folks who bike to the train tend to keep an eye on each other, so I must admit some concern over the well-being of a fellow cyclist. See, a bike who goes by the lofty title of “Power-Climber” and … Continue reading

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Astorino Hands it to Hawthorne Commuters

Hours before the polls were to close, County Exec hopeful Rob Astorino could be found pressing the flesh at his hometown Hawthorne train station, greeting each arrival off the 5:46 out of Gotham and seeing how many times he could … Continue reading

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JerseyJim Wishes Every Day Was Election Day

Not the usual bustle of New Jersey folks on the 7:15 Midtown Direct this morning. It seems a few citizens stayed back to vote, and catch a later train. It didn’t really register with me until our conductor offered a … Continue reading

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The Best Wiffleball Field in the World

There is baseball in the New York air, co-mingling with 40 degree temperatures and lots of falling leaves. So you’ll have to excuse me if I imagined the greatest wiffleball field ever while strolling through Grand Central today. Here’s how … Continue reading

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It’s Christmas in the Burroughs

It happens every December November–that first hint of tawdry Christmas commerce that feels way too premature, because it is. For me, it happened when I stepped out of Grand Central at Pershing Square today, where three “men” in Santa outfits … Continue reading

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