Category Archives: Hartsdale

Those Switches are Bitches

Posted on September 20, 2011 by TJ

We were cruising along 0n the northbound 5:27, en route to our families, dinner, nightly dose of Brian Williams, martini, or whatever it is you do when you return to your domicile. It was a little shy of Scarsdale when … Continue reading →

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Postcards From the Edge…of the Platform

Posted on May 11, 2011 by TJ

IRideTheHarlemLine has some RAD old post cards depicting Harlem Line train stations from days of yore. Check ‘em out.   Hawthorne! ? Pleasantville!

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If It’s Hailing, Then I’m Hailing

Posted on November 8, 2010 by TJ

Twice in the past three days, I thought I could get to my NYC destination from the northern ‘burbs without the aid of a car. Twice, I was foiled. The Missus took Little G and Little Miss C away for … Continue reading →

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Those Sculptures at Hartsdale Station

Posted on June 3, 2009 by TJ

Far as I can tell, there are three interesting things about the Hartsdale train station. One, it’s technically in Scarsdale. Two, its old Tudor-style station house has been converted into a Starbucks, which is much, much nicer than the junk … Continue reading →

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Hartsdale Gets a Nod For Best Commuter Town

Posted on June 26, 2008 by TJ

The polls close tomorrow for Trainjotting’s First Ever Best Damn Commuter Town Period, and Hartsdale–that less white, less moneyed cousin to Scarsdale, home of the first Carvel store and the world’s first canine cemetery–gets a nod from reader Mitch. Why? 1.  … Continue reading →

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