Monthly Archives: April 2010

THE TRAINJOTTING READER: The Works of Jonathan Lethem

Posted on April 30, 2010 by TJ

I’ve found myself reading a bit of Jonathan Lethem lately. Lethem is a terrific writer, and has found his niche writing about Brooklyn boys with no mothers. If you think I’m lying about that, the guy even wrote a book … Continue reading →

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Not Many Tales From the Rails

Posted on April 29, 2010 by TJ

I figure I’m about due for a good freakish train experience. Seriously, it’s been some time since I’ve had a good eyewitness incident to blog about: a rider-conductor tiff, a rider-rider spat, snakes on a train, whatever it might be. … Continue reading →

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The Loneliest Little Station in the World

Posted on April 28, 2010 by TJ

The always-entertaining I Ride the Harlem Line blog pays a special visit to “The Loneliest Station on the Harlem Line”–the Mount Pleasant stop between Hawthorne and Valhalla. The MP stop is located at the nexus of several boneyards, including Gate … Continue reading →

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‘Pigs’ and ‘Hogs’ on the Subways and Commuter Rails

Posted on April 27, 2010 by TJ

So widespread is the practice of New Yorkers behaving badly on public transportation that we have two separate user-generated websites dedicated to their transportation transgressions, a.k.a. “trainsgressions”. (And so widespread are camera-equipped smartphones that we now have armies of citizens … Continue reading →

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Metro-North Moves to Make GCT Wifi a Reality

Posted on April 26, 2010 by TJ

I’d guess the number one commuter complaint, besides those biannual fare hikes, is the annoying hum of cellphone users on the trains. Mercifully, most phones don’t pick up a signal while in Grand Central and the Park Avenue Tunnel; it’s … Continue reading →

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Metro-North ‘Advocate’: Bar Cars Will Roll On, Fun Never Stops

Posted on April 23, 2010 by TJ

The Connecticut Metro-North Rail Commuter Council took issue with the NY Times story earlier this week that said bar cars on Metro-North were perhaps ringing that Last Call bell. The eight bar cars rolling on the New Haven Line these … Continue reading →

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What the Kids Are Googling

Posted on April 23, 2010 by TJ

A small sampling of the Google searches people used to end up on Trainjotting.  If you’re looking for Don Draper in drag and a popped collar, you’ve come to the right place.   “zoo yorkers cockroaches” chick pees her pants st … Continue reading →

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‘Bronxvillians’ Urged to Walk Today

Posted on April 22, 2010 by TJ

If traffic at the Bronxville train station seemed a bit light this morning, it may be because some residents in Westchester’s choiciest zip code are walking to the station in honor of Earth Day. A memo circulated to residents spells … Continue reading →

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Taxi Stand Leaving Hawthorne Station Building

Posted on April 22, 2010 by TJ

Mount Pleasant took a big step toward cleaning up the Hawthorne train station area, and using the old building for something that might actually be a positive for area commuters. A sign on the Mount Pleasant Taxi outfit’s window in … Continue reading →

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An Ode to the Commuters Who Cut the Effing Line

Posted on April 21, 2010 by TJ

As I took that early-ass 7:52 train yesterday for my all-important meeting up in the Manhattan sky, I took the rear exit out of Grand Central, which I never do, and suffered the indignity of a full platform of people … Continue reading →

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