Monthly Archives: August 2010

She Deafened Me With ‘Science’

Posted on August 31, 2010 by TJ

I’ve written before of “Perishing Square”–the site at 42nd Street and Park where fatal decisions are often made by commuters who need to cross the street immediately and make a train that’s about to leave from Grand Central. I’ve also … Continue reading →

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Cape Crusader Back in the Saddle

Posted on August 30, 2010 by TJ

Back in the saddle after a ten-day break, a spell enhanced by our furloughed Fridays here at the salt mine. The break featured our annual summer block party, during which I chatted with a man who recently moved into the … Continue reading →

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Off the Rails

Posted on August 22, 2010 by TJ

Trainjotting is on vacation. Please visit our rich trove of past posts, and we’ll see you next week.

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SPECIAL GUEST POST: Train Plays the Trop

Posted on August 20, 2010 by TJ

Talk about Soul Sister–we are happy to feature a guest post from TJ’s sister herself, reviewing a concert featuring the San Francisco band Train at Tropicana Field in Tampa last weekend. (Er, “Rays of Jupiter,” anyone?) Writing about a band called … Continue reading →

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Yanks Ride the Rails to Deliver HOPE

Posted on August 18, 2010 by TJ

I generally try not to say nice things about the Yankees, but as the Mets were fighting with their closer after K-Rod’s season finished prematurely after a fight with his kids’ grandfather, Joe Girardi, Joba Chamberlain and Tino Martinez, among … Continue reading →

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Straddling Buses, Leaning Riders and Subway Stuffers

Posted on August 18, 2010 by TJ

Trainjotting virtually ventures to the Far East today for a gallery of rogues on the Japanese railways, and the most intriguing public transportation photo you’ll see all day from out of China. (Please, no Orient Express jokes, thank you.) Japan’s … Continue reading →

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Metro-North May Get Double-Deckers

Posted on August 17, 2010 by TJ

Those double-decker trains you see on the LIRR and NJT (the “Bitanic,” in conductor-speak) may be coming to the Metro-North, reports the NY Times. The railroad’s next purchase of new cars is in 2015, and the split-level trains are being … Continue reading →

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The Ticket That Just Wouldn’t Click It*

Posted on August 16, 2010 by TJ

Six weeks ago, as June turned to July, I left my July monthly at home, and used the expired pass to get to the city on the first day of July, as is Metro-North’s generous policy. I’d picked up an … Continue reading →

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Hawthorners Hungry For Dining Option in Station House

Posted on August 12, 2010 by TJ

The can-do civic organization Mount Pleasant Today presented findings from its questionnaire to the town board Tuesday night. MPT issued hundreds of questionnaires, both electronic and hard copy, to commuters and residents to see what they want to go into … Continue reading →

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Next Step in Hawthorne Station’s Next Act

Posted on August 10, 2010 by TJ

Reminder, Mount Pleasant Today will reveal the findings of the questionnaire it issued to you, dear Metro-North riders, about what to do with the empty Hawthorne station building. Will it be a restaurant? A reading room? A Suburban Outfitters? It’s … Continue reading →

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