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Category Archives: Clever Commute
Metro-North Gets B+, LIRR a B Post-Sandy
Good stuff from Clever Commute–rating the rides to and from Manhattan as the trains resume their routes into the city post-Sandy. Clever writes: Metro North riders generally had a good cost-free commuting day. In many cases, it was a normal … Continue reading
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Rider Revolt on Steamy New Haven Line
The Beleauguered New Haven Line (BNHL) did not acquit itself well in last Friday’s 104 degree temps, notes Jim Cameron, who is chairman of the CT Metro-North Commuter Council, but not the guy who made Avatar. A breakdown close to … Continue reading
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JerseyJim: ‘Caboose’ Catches Fire
More delays last night on New Jersey Transit, as a fire broke out in Berkeley Heights, stranding passengers to the east, traveling on the Gladstone Line. I had just arrived home from the 5:17 train, when my brother called, … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley Heights, Mama's Caboose
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JerseyJim is Somewhere in the Swamps of Jersey
As the winter moves out of focus, and last week’s flood waters recede, the swamps of Jersey look refreshed as our morning train cuts through the marsh. The birds and commuters are both enjoying the break. But our trains … Continue reading
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Know Before You Go Into the Snowicane
I got an email from Metro-North Tuesday informing me I’d been picked to fill out an e-questionnaire regarding the railroad’s email and text message alerts. “To help us continue to improve this system, we are asking selected subscribers to complete … Continue reading
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Blitzin’ Blitzen
From JerseyJim’s CleverCommute inbox late last week: [NJTT-MandE] This morning a Gladstone train hit a deer, kept its speed & barely even hit the brakes w/ no delay!! Watch out, there’s a new conductor in town!!!
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JerseyJim and a Boycott of NJ Transit
[From Friday, when TJ was ducking out of town to escape Yankee Hysteria] Last night was one for the NJ record books, as rail delays stretched through the rush hour, and on into Friday morning. As I was heading home, … Continue reading
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Not Quite ‘Clever’ Enough?
While one never suffers from a lack of visible departures screens in Grand Central, I still like the idea of having my track sent to me each evening before I leave work. So I signed up for CleverCommute’s track-alert service several weeks ago. … Continue reading
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