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Category Archives: Grand Central
‘Times’ Shines Light on Commuter Plight
There’s a thoughtful and well executed photo essay at the NY Times looking at the plight of the commuter, rushing to make, or at times not make, his or her train each day. Appearing on the Times blog “Lens,” the essay … Continue reading
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Grand Central God Squad
It was 10:10 p.m. when I stumbled into Grand Central. My eyes were still squinting from the gilded splendor of the Plaza ballroom I’d been ensconced in for the past four hours. The taste of rubber chicken remained on my … Continue reading
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Seat Savers Out of Favor
It was the 5:27 out of Gotham. It was 5:25, and the usual scramble of passengers was ambling up the aisle from the rear of the train, in search of prime seats, then just OK seats, then any seats. A … Continue reading
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TRAINJOTTING TURNS 5: Sloth
Instead of randomly tossing up old posts that make us laugh or wince, we’ve decided to group them under the Seven Deadly Sins, with each sin getting its own day, or at least part of a day, because there are … Continue reading
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Pretend Train Bomber Collared At Pelham Station
MTA police yanked a man off the train yesterday after he said he had explosives in his backpack The 12:57 pm train from New Haven was stopped in Pelham to evacuate passengers, and let the cops on board. The man … Continue reading
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‘Uniqlo’ Short For ‘Unique Typo’
Grand Central, Vanderbilt Hall, en route to 42nd Street and Pershing Square. Garbage can promoting launch of Uniqlo store is wrapped in paper showcasing the cities of the world. One of its largest, with nearly 20 million people, is misspelled. … Continue reading
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Loco-Motive, Loco MNR Employees
I just stumbled upon the oddest Metro-North train. Our 8:16 rolled into GCT at 9:05, and across the platform was an ancient silver and blue car with the Metro-North logo emblazoned on the side. But inside was a different story. … Continue reading
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My Weird, Wacky Route to Track 29
One thing I like about Grand Central is, once every few months or so, I’ll enter the station from some point north, meaning I find an entrance I’ve never used before (or at least don’t remember ever using before), such … Continue reading
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Pipe Down, The Quake Was No Big Deal
Since the Great Quake of 2011 turned out to be, from a transit perspective, a complete non issue, we decided to re-run another transit disaster story: the time the steam pipe exploded in front of Grand Central, and caused the … Continue reading
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