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Category Archives: Metro North
Power Outage Fouls Up Monday Commute
As we waited for the 8:41 this morning, a train poked its pretty face from around the corner behind Gordo’s. It honked its horn and, alas, as people shuffled out of the heated shelters, did the old play action fake … Continue reading
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Metro-North Has Gone CooCoo
This Friday, at 11:30, MTA Chairman and CEO Jay Walder and Metro-North President Howard Permut will introduce something called CooCoo, which the MTA describes as “a text message service that provides train departure and arrival info via cell phone.” They’ll be … Continue reading
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The 50 Millionth Snowstorm of 2011, and the Sunny Day That Followed
The Black Crowes set up for an impromptu gig at Hawthorne Station this morning, and played “Here Comes the Sun.” I woke up to a hard, sideways snow, and a total that was impossible to measure, as it sat atop … Continue reading
63% or Riders Not ‘Very’ Satisfied With Metro-North
The results of the 2010 Metro-North Customer Satisfaction poll are in, and the railroad scored a 93% Overall Customer Satisfaction score. Of that 93%, 37% said they were “very satisfied” with Metro-North’s performance. Predictably, the New Haven Line pulled up … Continue reading
‘Marvel of Minutiae’ Trainjotting Turns 4!
Four years ago, we thought we’d be living off the riches from selling Trainjotting.com to some booming daily paper by 2011. “Cashing out,” in the old dotcom parlance. Instead, here we are, blogging about riding our wife’s bike to the … Continue reading
An Open Letter To:
The MTA. So, the 11% fare increase and all for us Metro-Northers. I get it. Times are tough, and you mismanaged your books a bit. What was to be extra tax revenue dispersed and disappeared like sound waves in the … Continue reading
Effing Enjoy the Ride
It must still be Halloween season, seeing as Little Miss C still wears her Snow White costume at some point every day, so I think it’s OK to post something related to Halloween–especially when the author is the brilliant My … Continue reading
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Friday Night Lights
After four years on the rails, you think you’ve seen it all when you look out the window. Same shops, same trees, same houses. But wait. There it was, Friday, around 5:40, the train inching across the East River and … Continue reading
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Metro-North Explains “Slippery Rail” on YouTube
If you’ve ever had trouble explaining to friends and loved ones why your train is frequently late, or short a number of cars, this time of year, here’s a handy two-minute video explaining the scourge of Slippery-Rail Syndrome, or, as … Continue reading
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An Open Letter To:
Trainjotting. I know, I know, it’s been several days since I’ve posted. I apologize. You’re mad, I know. Yes, there is that other blog. It’s late-model and attractive, I know, and commands a lot of attention. I know from experience … Continue reading
Posted in 8:16, Don Draper, LIRR, Metro North, Monthly Pass, Open Letter, Slippery Rail
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