Category Archives: Derailed

Deep Freeze Hits Grand Central

Here’s a hysterical YouTube video where 207 people simply freeze in place in the middle of Grand Central for several minutes. One guy is in the process of tying his shoe, another is drinking a bottle of water, another is … Continue reading

Posted in Derailed, Grand Central | Tagged | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Billie Cohen, Conductor, Derailed | Tagged | Leave a comment

Next Stop, Middlesex

As a reader of this blog likely knows, we’re suckers for a good transvestite on the train story. Toward that end, our conductor friend at Derailed has a rippin’ good yarn.  

Posted in Derailed | 2 Comments

Happy (Almost) Birthday to Us

According to our records, on January 13 last year, Trainjotting smashed into commuters’ collective consciousness like a Harlem Line express train hurtling toward White Plains. Over the course of a year, we’ve documented and detailed all sorts of Metro-North minutia … Continue reading

Posted in Derailed, Straphanger Joe | 1 Comment

Orgies, Transvestites and Rude Riders: A Conductor Speaks Out

Whether it’s TJ or CTRider or Straphanger Joe, we hear plenty from riders of New York’s rails. But what about the other half of the commuter equation, the workers? Toward that end, Trainjotting sat with veteran Metro-North conductor Bobby McDonough, … Continue reading

Posted in Conductor, Derailed, Drag Queens | Leave a comment