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Category Archives: Metro North
Metro-North ‘Pledges’ Better Performance
Metro-North Railroad has pledged its commitment to riders, and they’ve put it in writing. Our beloved railroad has promised: A Safe, Reliable Ride, including heat in winter, AC in summer, clean restrooms and working PA systems, along with a seat … Continue reading
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Railroads Expand Seats to Meet Expanding Rider Girth
Call it the space race: as riders get bigger and fatter, railroads are forced to factor in larger seat space to their designs for new cars. (The airlines conveniently overlook America’s expanding derriere volume.) New Jersey Transit plans to add … Continue reading
Posted in LIRR, M9, Metro North
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That’s So ‘Raven’!
The head of A&E would like to thank you, fellow Metro-North riders, for providing her with a focus group regarding media consumption. Abbe Raven, president and CEO of A&E Television Networks (that includes History Channel and Lifetime) and #4 on … Continue reading
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Word of the Week: CALMMUTE
CALMMUTE /cawlm MUTE/ noun, verb: A more relaxed, less bothersome ride to/from work on one of Metro-North’s designated “Quiet Cars,” which debuted today. Usage: I was curious about Metro-North’s quiet cars, and had such a relaxing calmmute that I fell … Continue reading
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Metro-North Launches ‘CALMmute’ Campaign, Preps Quiet Car Debut
Handbills greeted Metro-North riders on their trips north last night, introducing Metro-North’s “Quiet CALMmute” campaign, which sees select Hudson and Harlem line trains offering quiet cars starting October 17. During AM peak, this will be the last car on the … Continue reading
Posted in CALMmute, Conductor, Metro North, Quiet Car
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Scamtrak & Glamtrak: A Tale of Two Train Trips
We put Amtrak to a major test over the long Rosh Hosh weekend, as the four of us–TJ, The Missus, Little G, Little Miss C–took the train to Newport News, Virginia en route to Big Sis’s place in Virginia Beach, and … Continue reading
Posted in Amtrak, Little G, Little Miss C, Metro North, The Missus
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Is Metro-North the ‘Chattiest’ Commuter Railroad?
Perhaps you saw it in yesterday’s NY Times–a story about subway platforms wired for cellphone usage. Reporter Michael Grynbaum, at the end of the article, takes a look at the commuter railroads, and mentions Metro-North–which he says is “notorious for … Continue reading
Posted in LIRR, Metro North, New Jersey Transit, New York Times
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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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Metro-North To Test Quiet Cars
I am, as they are in the quiet car, speechless. Metro-North will test quiet cars on the Hudson and Harlem Lines starting October 17, with the last car on certain a.m. peak trains and first car on certain p.m. peak … Continue reading
These are the People in Your Neighborhood
Hawthorne hasn’t had a legit media maven coming/going out of the station each day since Astorino bolted broadcasting for government. But we did stumble upon a titan-in-training in our ranks in young Ted Berg. Berg, 30, is a senior editor at … Continue reading