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Category Archives: Conductor
Conductor Bobby’s Celeb Sightings a Dunne Deal
Besides elicting one of the most bizarre obit second paragraphs as I’ve seen in some time, the passing of famous writer Dominick Dunne earlier this week prompted an entertaining yard from Conductor Bobby, the New Haven Line staffer with a … Continue reading
Ashleigh Banfield Looks Young For ’50′
The year 2000. The towers stood tall, Mike Piazza hit mammoth home runs, and Ashleigh Banfield was all over MSNBC. Conductor to the Stars Bobby has an Ashleigh sighting on Metro-North (she lives in Connecticut), along with a topless woman … Continue reading
When Tornadoes Strike
Since we’re on the topic of trains getting jammed up in tornadoes today, here’s a peak at what it looks like when it actually happens. Thanks to Conductor Bobby for the link.
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One Way to Avoid Fare Hikes
It’s every commuter’s worst nightmare, short of a bomb or some other catastrophic event. Just as the conductor approaches, you realize you’ve forgotten your monthly pass. Happened just this morn on the Stamford train, says our Nutmeg State correspondent Connectic … Continue reading
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New Haven Line Drama
ConnecticEnergy tells me about some scary moments on the Stamford train pulling into Grand Central about a half hour ago. Somewhere between 125th and Grand Central, the train stopped, and one conductor conversed with the other across the P.A. system. … Continue reading
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DERAILED: Blood on the Tracks
Whether it’s brawlin’ late-night riders or hemorraging day-hoppers, Conductor Bobby’s posts always seem to have a fair bit of blood in them. His latest: “Sorry dude!” Said the passenger, now showing me his thumb which was dripping with blood. “I … Continue reading
How Not to Get to Mt. Kisco
8:16 hurtling toward Gotham this morn. Conductor comes around for tickets. The man in front of me is Hispanic, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt. He’s snoozing. “Tickets, please,” says the conductor, a normal looking man, about 40, black. The Hispanic … Continue reading
Your Very Own Express Train…Almost
From Overheard in New York: Conductor: Fordham, this is the Fordham stop. You may exit here, but please, no new passengers are to get on at this stop. Sir, I said no passengers may get on the train… Anyone wearing … Continue reading
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Bad Vibes on Good Friday
ConnecticEnergy tells us about an interesting flare-up on the train from Stamford this morning. A woman with no ticket–and, apparently, no money–was getting grilled fairly hard by the conductor. She was giving it back to the conductor with some vehemence as … Continue reading
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Billie Cohen Hits the Bar Car
NY Times reporter Billie Cohen, who’s commuting from a different corner of the New York metropolitan area every day this month, tipped a few with the regulars on the New Haven Line bar car. “There was beer everywhere, a crowd … Continue reading