Category Archives: Chappaqua

Happiest of Holidays from Trainjotting

Posted on December 22, 2011 by TJ

We are going off the rails for a spell after today to partake in typical holiday activities. We leave you with The Inevitable Twas the Night Before Christmas parody, which we first ran in 2008. Happy holidays, or, as we … Continue reading →

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God, There’s Something F-ing Odd About That Man On My Train

Posted on July 28, 2011 by TJ

Nice to see MyEffingCommute back in the blog game after, oh, six months off. Effing sees Jesus swigging from a 40-dogger on the Metro-North. We were in a communal 6 pack seat, three facing three, and Jesus quickly put his … Continue reading →

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Consumer Reports Reporter Killed By Metro-North Train

Posted on June 14, 2011 by TJ

Consumer Reports reporter Gian Trotta is dead after being struck by a train near Goldens Bridge station, reports the Journal News, which says the Westchester Medical Examiner has called his death a suicide. I met this guy years ago. We were … Continue reading →

Posted in Chappaqua, Goldens Bridge, Little G | Tagged | 20 Comments

Don’t Stop, The Train’ll Soon Be Here

Posted on April 21, 2011 by TJ

I did NOT have sex with that conductor! [emphatically points right index finger] They’re on your train every day, and then they disappear. You probably don’t notice their disappearance for some time; after all, they’re not friends of yours, just … Continue reading →

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Westchester Town Name Game

Posted on January 25, 2011 by TJ

Westchester Magazine apparently recognized our dubious knack for coming up with fake names for things, and tapped us to brainstorm some new town names for various Westchester burgs that better suit the town’s character. Put another way, I was to … Continue reading →

Posted in Chappaqua, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Ossining, Priusville, Valhalla | 2 Comments

My Nine-Minute Trip From Work to GCT

Posted on July 29, 2010 by TJ

It was, quite simply, the least amount of time I’ve ever given myself to catch a train. And I’ve pushed the limits quite a bit. I had my eye on the 5:46. I’d like to say I had something absolutely … Continue reading →

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Chappaqua, Pleasantville Get Their Close-Ups

Posted on July 14, 2010 by TJ

The delightful commuter blog IRideTheHarlemLine has a fun little visit to Chappaqua station, with some eye-catching photos from IRTHL’s Emily, including some trippy fish-eye lens pics. She writes: When I started visiting stations I will admit that there were quite … Continue reading →

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What Really Happens On Old House Lane

Posted on March 5, 2010 by admin

This bit of Westchester commuter humor before I sign off for the week comes from Jimmy Fallon. A woman who lives a mile from the Clintons in Chappaqua, New York has been charged with prostitution. The woman said she hates … Continue reading →

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On the Road Again

Posted on July 28, 2009 by TJ

I actually like my infrequent trips to Julio Bicycles in Chappaqua. The guys are super-friendly, their stellar rapport with their customers is immediately apparent, they know a ton about bikes, and they have a gorgeous flat panel TV; when I … Continue reading →

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Men II Boyz on the 8:16

Posted on August 22, 2008 by TJ

It appears the good will on the 6:33 last night carried over until the morn. A pair of middle-aged white guys (I know, major surprise on Metro-North) sat across from each other. They were dapper in a dress-down Friday kind … Continue reading →

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