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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Off the Rails
I am going on a rather long train trip tomorrow, and will write about it upon my safe return. Have a terrific holiday weekend.
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A Not So Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood
It’s the evening after the work day. It’s muggy. I’m sticky, I’m tired, I’m cranky. I’ve just walked my bike up Little Heartbreak Hill, moments after cresting Heartbreak Hill itself. I’m two blocks from home when the neighbor’s children, who … Continue reading
Posted in Bike to Work, Little G, Little Miss C
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Is Metro-North the ‘Chattiest’ Commuter Railroad?
Perhaps you saw it in yesterday’s NY Times–a story about subway platforms wired for cellphone usage. Reporter Michael Grynbaum, at the end of the article, takes a look at the commuter railroads, and mentions Metro-North–which he says is “notorious for … Continue reading
Posted in LIRR, Metro North, New Jersey Transit, New York Times
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The Adventures of Cat Girl
We had the opportunity to pen a little profile of Emily Moser, who publishes the IRidetheHarlemLine blog and is taking it upon herself to photograph all 125 Metro-North stations for her so-called Panorama Project, in yesterday’s New York Times, Metropolitan … Continue reading
Loco-Motive, Loco MNR Employees
I just stumbled upon the oddest Metro-North train. Our 8:16 rolled into GCT at 9:05, and across the platform was an ancient silver and blue car with the Metro-North logo emblazoned on the side. But inside was a different story. … Continue reading
Posted in Grand Central, Metro North
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Train Delay Cafe Opts For Industrial Motif
A picture of Hawthorne’s long awaited new cafe in the station building on this, the first day of autumn. The so-called Train Delay Cafe was initially slated for a mid-July grand opening. The proprietor is Gerry Petraglia, who appears to … Continue reading
Posted in Hawthorne, Train Delay Cafe
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Metro-North To Test Quiet Cars
I am, as they are in the quiet car, speechless. Metro-North will test quiet cars on the Hudson and Harlem Lines starting October 17, with the last car on certain a.m. peak trains and first car on certain p.m. peak … Continue reading
A Metaphor In Search of a Story
“The creaky doors on our ancient M1 train had a harder time closing than Bobby Parnell.” Not enough to build a post around, just thought I’d share.
Those Switches are Bitches
We were cruising along 0n the northbound 5:27, en route to our families, dinner, nightly dose of Brian Williams, martini, or whatever it is you do when you return to your domicile. It was a little shy of Scarsdale when … Continue reading
Posted in Hartsdale, Hawthorne, The Missus, White Plains
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An Open Letter To:
The man who chugs two Bud Tall Boys between Grand Central and Hawthorne on a nightly basis. It’s 5 o’clock somewhere, as the saying goes. In fact, it’s 5 o’clock here, which means you’re probably on line at the beer … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Beer guy, Hawthorne
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