Category Archives: Conductor

Conducting Himself in a Pleasant Manner

Posted on April 26, 2012 by TJ

Nice feature in NY Times on a Metro-North conductor who makes everyone’s, or at least most people’s, commutes a tiny bit brighter. The conductor is Timothy Curley. Writes the Times: You can travel the 82 miles fromGrand Central Terminalto the … Continue reading →

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LIRR To Eliminate ‘Drunk Train’

Posted on April 25, 2012 by TJ

Blame it on How I Met Your Mother–Long Island’s beloved “drunk train” will soon ride no more. Following a pair of incidents involved wasted riders striking Long Island Railroad conductors in the wee hours, not to mention a recent episode … Continue reading →

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Rapping, Harmonica Playing Conductor Entertains Riders

Posted on January 25, 2012 by TJ

A conductor who appears to be working on a LIRR train gave a little performance, including harmonica, a “hat trick” involving his blue chapeau, (mercifully short) rapping, and some Borscht Belt humor, to riders recently. The video is posted on … Continue reading →

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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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Beating the Buzzer

Posted on December 7, 2011 by TJ

We 5:27 riders got a little peek under the conductor’s cap yesterday. It was a few seconds shy of 5:27 when the train’s warning buzzer rang. I didn’t sprint–I knew there was no way the thing was shutting its doors … Continue reading →

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‘Marooned’ in the Morning, Blocked in the Eve

Posted on December 2, 2011 by TJ

We had to take both an earlier train in the morning yesterday, and a later one in the p.m., due to having to attend a Revenue Generating Event (RGE) for work yesterday. Getting up for that 7:29, which is surely … Continue reading →

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Metro-North Launches ‘CALMmute’ Campaign, Preps Quiet Car Debut

Posted on October 12, 2011 by TJ

Handbills greeted Metro-North riders on their trips north last night, introducing Metro-North’s “Quiet CALMmute” campaign, which sees select Hudson and Harlem line trains offering quiet cars starting October 17. During AM peak, this will be the last car on the … Continue reading →

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A Peek Under the Subway Conductor’s Hat

Posted on October 11, 2011 by TJ

Sticking with our theme of giving New York train conductors the spotlight this week, we offer up the funny and insightful testimony of an anonymous subway conductor, answering emailed questions on Reddit.com. He talks about mole people, how to visit ghost … Continue reading →

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Victoria’s Secret Metro-North Pal

Posted on October 10, 2011 by TJ

Our Metro-North blogging brethren IRidetheHarlemLine did a fun interview with our Metro-North blogging brethren Derailed. Derailed is Bobby McDonough’s diary about the people he meets while working as a conductor on Metro-North; Bobby has taken a break from the blogging … Continue reading →

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Occupational (Bio)Hazards

Posted on June 30, 2011 by TJ

We are on the 5:27 northbound yesterday, and someone needs the bathroom. It is locked, and appears to have been for some time. The needing rider taps the conductor on the shoulder to see if he can help. Conductor pulls … Continue reading →

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