Category Archives: Amtrak

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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Loud Cellphone Yakker Booted Off Amtrak

Posted on May 24, 2011 by TJ

Officials decided 16 hours of excessively voluble cellphone talking on a train’s quiet car was enough to get a woman booted off Amtrak. Offers Yahoo News: KOMO News reports that Lakeysha Beard says she felt “disrespected” by the incident, though … Continue reading →

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Amtrak Fouls Up LIRR Commute

Posted on May 8, 2011 by TJ

LIRR is severely screwed Monday morning thanks to an Amtrak derailment under the East River. Check local listings to see how bad it is. From MTA: As a result of an Amtrak derailment in one of the East River tunnels … Continue reading →

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Philly Breaks New Yorker’s Heart…Again

Posted on April 27, 2011 by TJ

Given the opportunity to interview someone face to face, as opposed to over the phone, I jumped at the chance to do it in person–especially as there was an Amtrak trip to Philly involved. I hadn’t ridden Amtrak in close … Continue reading →

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Amtrak Pushes For New Tunnel Under Hudson

Posted on February 8, 2011 by TJ

A few months after Jersey governor Chris Christie spiked a plan to extend New Jersey Transit tunnels to the east side of Manhattan, a new proposal is being unveiled this week, reports the Wall Street Journal. The project, dubbed Gateway, … Continue reading →

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Newsman Tweets Amtrak Horror

Posted on December 21, 2010 by TJ

TV reporter Stephen Tschida was in the right place at the right time–or vice versa, depending on your perspective–when an Amtrak train had a colossal breakdown last week. Tschida reports for the ABC station in Washington; when his train broke … Continue reading →

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On A Serious Note, Why People Won’t Sit Next to a Black Man

Posted on October 14, 2010 by TJ

I saw this when I was about to head to Tampa last week and didn’t get a chance to post it. It’s a NYT Op-Ed by author/scholar John Edgar Wideman. In short, a black man has been riding Amtrak’s Acela train between New … Continue reading →

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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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