Category Archives: Amtrak

Station Photo Project is ‘Unstoppable’

Posted on May 15, 2012 by TJ

It was National Train Day on Saturday–a day to “celebrate train travel and the ways trains touch the lives of people across America,” said the press materials–and our pal Emily over at IRidetheHarlemLine spent it photographing trains. She hit a … Continue reading →

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JerseyJim Journey Marred By Tourney

Posted on March 8, 2012 by TJ

Overheard in the Quiet Car… Bustling commute back to Jersey last night. Despite the weather outside deciding to spring ahead a bit early, Penn Station was the epicenter of the perfect storm of hassle and noise for last night’s commute. … Continue reading →

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Down to ‘The Wire’: Close Calls in Baltimore

Posted on March 1, 2012 by TJ

I was heading down to Baltimore yesterday via Amtrak, banging out an interview with a Media Titan, then schlepping back on the beloved Northeast Corridor. This was the goal: Leave the wilds of Central Westchester at my normal time, take … Continue reading →

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Taking Amtrak to Virginia, and a Subway to Westchester

Posted on November 21, 2011 by TJ

Upon our return from Big Sis’s place in Virginia Beach in September, after a combined, oh, 19 or so hours on Amtrak, Little G was nearly inconsolable to no longer have his cousins around to play with. So we asked, half … Continue reading →

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Jersey Jim Locked In ‘Portal’ Combat

Posted on October 6, 2011 by TJ

Commuters on New Jersey Transit often worry and complain about crossing the river to and from Manhattan, but the mighty Hudson is often wrongly accused as the wager of our woe. It’s the Hackensack River that we should worry about. As … Continue reading →

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Scamtrak & Glamtrak: A Tale of Two Train Trips

Posted on October 3, 2011 by TJ

We put Amtrak to a major test over the long Rosh Hosh weekend, as the four of us–TJ, The Missus, Little G, Little Miss C–took the train to Newport News, Virginia en route to Big Sis’s place in Virginia Beach, and … Continue reading →

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Off the Rails

Posted on September 28, 2011 by TJ

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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We Almost Made it Through Without Mentioning Sept. 11

Posted on September 13, 2011 by TJ

I know we’re all burnt out on Sept. 11 coverage, and Trainjotting is all about having a little chuckle at the expense of the guy next to you on the train. But this Op-Ed from Joe Nocera in today’s Times … Continue reading →

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Acela Seats Too Pricey

Posted on September 12, 2011 by TJ

It’s around midway through the Mets-Cubs game, and the Mets have around as many hits as they do errors. The kids, making their first visit to Citi and caring not a whit about anything in front of them outside of Mr. … Continue reading →

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Love Lost, at 150 MPH, With Significant Delays Outside New Haven

Posted on August 2, 2011 by TJ

Those clever fellows of Fountains of Wayne are at it again, a maximalist songwriting duo that finds the humor and the heart and, often, the heartbreak, in the most ordinary characters facing humdrum situations. The new album (can we still … Continue reading →

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