Monthly Archives: September 2012

New Nosh For New Canaan Commuters

Posted on September 27, 2012 by TJ

We don’t know much about commuting in and out of Connecticut, except that Westport commuters tend to have their station skipped now and then, and our pal ConnecticEnergy sure seems to encounter some boneheaded riders out of Stamford. But we … Continue reading →

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Pole Positions

Posted on September 26, 2012 by TJ

The soon to open barber shop in tiny downtown Hawthorne is chugging along, and even had its traditional red, white and blue poll lit up and spinning when I was schlepping past en route to the station yesterday morn. Speaking … Continue reading →

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What’s Happening Down at the Brewery

Posted on September 26, 2012 by TJ

Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room, Vol. 29 Brown Ale Slays ‘Dragon’ Some artists create from palettes, as those tablets used for mixing paints are known, while others work off pallets, as those forklift-friendly wooden skids used for carting … Continue reading →

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Record Number of Riders Really Like Metro-North

Posted on September 25, 2012 by TJ

Metro-North riders gave the railroad a 93% satisfaction rating this year, tying its record score in 2010, and blowing past, like a rookie conductor going rogue through Westport, last year’s 89% satisfaction rate. The saggy 2011 numbers were due in … Continue reading →

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Lonely? Try Losing the Mullet

Posted on September 25, 2012 by TJ

Check out this classic vid–Sting and his Police mates, riding the subway in some unidentified Far East locale, singing “So Lonely” into a walkie talkie. The mullets, Sting’s Sally Jesse Raphael glasses, Stewart Copeland’s can’t stop drumming act…it is a … Continue reading →

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G’ Day for Writing about Commuting

Posted on September 24, 2012 by TJ

Check this out–another Trainjotting transit blog, and this one based in Australia. “Train Jotting” is “a blog about live, love and how to survive on public transport.” It’s run by a Melbourne woman named Heidi Catherine, who launched the site … Continue reading →

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Train Etiquette From Chinese Dissidents

Posted on September 21, 2012 by TJ

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, demonstrating perfect “Chatterblox” technique in today’s NY Times. Thanks to Saugatucker for passing it along. If he can do it, you can too.

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The Pathetic Pleasure of Mastering the Commute

Posted on September 20, 2012 by TJ

Ted Berg is one of the more engaging sports/pop culture writers out there. Ted works for the Mets channel SNY and blogs about sports and sandwiches (he’s really into both) at TedQuarters.net. I got to know Ted a teeny bit … Continue reading →

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(Fake) Words With Friends

Posted on September 20, 2012 by TJ

Son of Saugatucker, offspring of Trainjotting Connecti-spondent Saugatucker, enjoys our own New York Commuter’s Glossary with his pals.

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Word of the Week: DOORKS

Posted on September 19, 2012 by TJ

DOORKS /DORRKZ/ noun: Inexperienced train riders who, when attempting to move from car to car through the interior doors, pull, then push, then pull, then lock, then unlock, then push and pull again, before stepping aside to allow a more experienced … Continue reading →

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