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Category Archives: Arrival time
Hudson Line Rules the Roost
Like Lightning McQueen zooming in from the side of the pack, the river-hugging Hudson Line has edged ahead of its mainlander brethren Harlem Line for top Metro-North on-time rate year to date, according to the latest issue of Mileposts. With … Continue reading
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MTA Giveth, MTA Taketh Away
Brother, were we humming. The 8:17 pulled in at 8:16 and change, we hardly suffered from the usual crawl through the Grand Central underbelly, and we were stepping off the train fully three minutes early. Now that’s a way to … Continue reading
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The New ‘Mileposts’
The February edition of Metro North’s Mileposts is out. If you haven’t seen the publication—and I’m fairly sure I’m the only one who reads it—it’s a surprisingly well-produced little rag with a sly wit. The lead story in the … Continue reading
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Best Monday Morning Ever
It being a frigid-ass Monday and all (20 in the ‘burbs), I took the later train. The 8:43 was nearly empty. By White Plains, it was only half full. I had my own two-seater, and no one in the two-er … Continue reading
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The 5:59 Rule
According to the latest edition of the Metro-North’s monthly publication Mileposts, the Harlem line was on time a most-impressive 96.3% of the time. But if you read the fine print, the MTA gives itself six minutes of leeway. So if … Continue reading
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