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Monthly Archives: January 2010
TRAINJOTTING CLASSIC: If Manhattan Island Was the Island of Sodor
From November 6, 2007 Thanks to Little G, we end up spending a lot of time in Sodor—that is, the mythical island on which Thomas the Tank Engine and his train friends operate. All of the trains in Thomas’ world … Continue reading
Posted in Harlem Line, Hudson Line, New Haven Line, Thomas & Friends
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TRAINJOTTING CLASSIC: The Commuter’s Ten Commandments
From June 12, 2007 Oddly enough, Moses was on the 5:46 to Mount Kisco last night. He left these behind…which, come to think of it, is a transgression of Commandment #4. 1. Thou shalt leave the seat next to thou … Continue reading
Posted in Blackberry, cell phone
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TRAINJOTTING CLASSIC: Word of the Week: TRAIN COUPLINGS
From October 15, 2007 TRAIN COUPLINGS /TRAYn CUPP lings/ noun: Spouses who ride the train to and from work together each day. Usage: I had to sit behind this cheesy train coupling who smooched and talked about their kids all the way from Mt. Kisco … Continue reading
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We Three!
Three years ago today, Trainjotting was born. Yes, three years ago, we threw up a question and answer with Engine Bob, and Trainjotting had eked its way into the blogosphere. Thanks to Mayor Bloomberg and MTA chief Jay Walder and … Continue reading
Posted in Engine Bob, Metro North
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TRAINJOTTING CLASSIC: Word of the Week: Phantom of the Stopera
Trainjotting turns three tomorrow. We’re feeling a bit nostalgic. from December 21, 2007 PHANTOM OF THE STOPERA /FANN tum uv the STOPP ruh/ noun: The people you see at your train stop each day that suddenly disappear, but pop into … Continue reading
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TRAINJOTTING CLASSIC: High Line Curse Plays Out
from June 11, 2009 It’s no coincidence that it’s done nothing but rain ever since the ribbon was snipped on the High Line railtrail park earlier this week. In fact, any student of elementary New York City demonology knows the … Continue reading
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New MTA Website Brings Authority Into 20th Century
The MTA has revamped its website, reports the NY Times, with the new site debuting tomorrow. Maps, fares and directions are just a click or two away, not buried in the nether regions of the site. Service alerts also get … Continue reading
Posted in Jay Walder, MTA
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3,000 Show Up/Off For No Pants Subway 2010
Temps in the 20s did not dissuade the hardy souls who dropped trou in the name of the absurdist anarchy known as No Pants Subway Ride 2010. The organizers, Improve Everywhere, say 3,000 people took part. That’s 6,000 freezing knees, … Continue reading
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Straphanger Joe Says There Are No Stupid People, Just Stoopid Ads
Stoopid We taught my son that stupid was a bad word. We didn’t want him calling things (“Stupid game” or “Stupid dog” or “Stupid anthill”) or people this word so we told him it was a baaaaaad word. … Continue reading
Trainjotting Turns Three…
It just dawned on us that Trainjotting turns three years old January 13. So we’ll be doing something special next time. I’m not sure what it is, probably some lazy “repurposing” of old material that we find particularly funny. We … Continue reading
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