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Category Archives: Derailed
Victoria’s Secret Metro-North Pal
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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Monkee Spotted in Grand Central
Conductor Bobby, a Metro-North man with a knack for spotting B list celebs on and around trains, adds another to his list: former Monkee Peter Tork. “He had just gotten off a train,” writes Bobby on FB. “But I don’t … Continue reading
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Metro-North, Grand Central, and a Clear, Cool Tuesday Nine Years Before
Well, we all know what sad anniversary New York (and America) marks tomorrow, and following is a heartfelt essay from the inimitable Conductor Bobby on his “Derailed” blog about his return to the city on Metro-North two days after the … Continue reading
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St. Paddy’s Fun on Hudson Line
Commuters on the Hudson Line were treated to the usual St. Patrick’s Day Pogue Mahone fun–crowd-surfing, boozing, puking–on their morning train March 17. Sorry we missed it. Thanks to Conductor Bobby for this link. Of course, Cablevision’s News 12–not available … Continue reading
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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
Train Tickets and Race Cards
Conductor Bobby thinks he deserves a cold one with the president after a racial flare-up with a black Metro-North rider some time ago. He writes: I was collecting tickets on an early morning train when I came upon a bench/row … 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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‘My Habit Paid for My Dealer’s Condo’–Tales From the Ghetto Rails
Conductor Bobby has a fascinating account of his new assignment as a Metro-North conductor–working on the Waterbury Branch, which appears to be full of homeless, fare-evaders, and “quick-turners”–the guys riding Bridgeport to score dope, then hopping back on the train … Continue reading
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Craig Ferguson Only Has Ears for Mamaroneck
It appears Late Show host Craig Ferguson can only make out a single stop’s name when he rides Metro-North to “Albany.” Here’s the link, cheeky wee monkeys. Thanks to Conductor Bobby for sending it along. Perhaps Bobby and his ilk … Continue reading