Monthly Archives: June 2010

JerseyJim Assesses ‘The Situation’

It’s been a week full of surprises on New Jersey Transit, but riders are taking it in stride. As commuters absorb the increased delays and cancellations, and no A.C., summer has certainly left the station.   This morning’s train missed … Continue reading

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W Train’s Last Ride a Party

Lest the W train think it barely registered in our consciousness, a batch of hardy New Yorkers turned its last ride into a party last weekend, reports the NY Times. Running from Astoria to lower Manhattan and back, the Dubya … Continue reading

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Hard Hats, Thick Heads

We were all just outside the 6 train at 28th and Park. A woman in white scrubs was trying to get an elderly woman into a cab. The elderly woman’s partner, a heavyset old man, stood nearby in a suit, … Continue reading

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Questionnaires Sent Out Regarding Hawthorne Station Building

The local quality of life group Mount Pleasant Today sent out questionnaires last night to area commuters to see what they’d like to do with the old Hawthorne station building. “We believe that through active community involvement, Mount Pleasant residents … Continue reading

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Train Floor Treated to Tasty Iced Coffee

The guilty guy’s feet appear at the top of the frame I witnessed my second major iced-coffee spill of the past week on the 8:16 this morning. Earlier in the week, it was the train home, and the spiller gamely … Continue reading

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A PATH to the Future

I had a chance to take Little G to that new soccer stadium out in Harrison, New Jersey, right on the Newark border, over the weekend. It’s the home of the Red Bulls, but on Saturday it hosted an international … Continue reading

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The Bar Car of the Future

The Connecticut Rail Commuter Council has taken it upon itself to design the bar car of the future, and wants you to offer your input. Here’s the design the advocacy group came up with, and the questionnaire that accompanies it. … Continue reading

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‘Band of Horses’ Invades Grand Central

There was a giant line snaking around in front of Grand Central Friday evening, and the main doors facing Perishing Square were locked. Fortunately, we’d allowed ourselves an extra minute or so, and had time to board our train entering … Continue reading

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Not That You Needed Reminding Or Anything…

Some new signs greeted our feet at ever-changing Hawthorne station today. Either it’s a new guerrila promo for some NBC summer series called “The Gap,” or the MTA is reminding us to step over the crack between the platform and … Continue reading

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Trainjotting Media Empire Expands

There is no better time than the onset of the Subway Series–ya know, trains and baseball–to announce the newest entry in the Trainjotting media empire: the baseball blog BATTER CHATTER — Where Baseball and Language Intersect. As the name suggests, … Continue reading

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