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Category Archives: New Haven Line
BREAKING…New M8 Cars Arrive on Beleaguered New Haven Line
The long awaited M8 cars, or should I say car, has arrived on the beleauguered New Haven Line (BNHL). The first car departed Stamford at 10:30 this morning and buzzed into GCT 66 minutes later. It then departed Grand Central at … Continue reading
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More Blizzardy Misery For New Haven Line
Sure, we complain about Metro-North pulling its daily play-action fake each morning, shooting a surprise express by unsuspecting would-be riders. But compared to our ilk on the New Haven Line, we have nothing–nothing–to complain about. Metro-North has announced that, as … Continue reading
Posted in New Haven Line, StationStops
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Back on the Rails
Like a tired old New Haven Line train, Trainjotting is back on the rails again after a brief setback. Indeed, we’d been “hacked” for about 48 hours, as a rogue web outfit took over our site. I thought the guilty … Continue reading
Posted in Harlem Line, Hawthorne, New Haven Line
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Reflecting On the Busted Door on the Moving Train
Wow, quite a week we’ve had–perhaps the worst week of commuting I’ve yet experienced, and I’m not even home yet for the week. Last night was another nightmare, the Harlem Line running on a Saturday schedule and the 5:48 absolutely … Continue reading
The Metro-North Door That Would Not Shut
Metro-North is doing some serious ‘splainin’ today after a rider videotaped a door that did not shut on a moving train yesterday. The train was on the beleaugured New Haven Line, of course. The train was full too–you can see … Continue reading
Posted in M8, New Haven Line
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Cold, Wet and Miserable–Welcome to the Working Week
Ain’t it always the case–you get away for a few days, and come back to a horrid commute. The morning walk to the train was an awful, frozen mix of rain and snow and slush and ice–it brought to mind … Continue reading
Posted in Grand Central, New Haven Line
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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
Posted in M8, Metro North, New Haven Line, Slippery Rail
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Where are the New M8 Cars?
The elusive M8 Every time I get bummed out about commuting–usually for about 48 minutes in the morning five days a week, then again in the evening for about 42 minutes–I thank my lucky stars I don’t ride the New … Continue reading
Posted in M8, Mileposts, New Haven Line
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Conductor Zings Rider With Game Misconduct
ConnecticEnergy popped in yesterday to offer up another dismal tale from the New Haven Line rails. He was sharing a four-seater with some Wall Street Master of the Universe out of Stamford. The Master of the Universe (MOV) was shouting … Continue reading
Posted in cell phone, Conductor, ConnecticEnergy, New Haven Line, Stamford
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Your Train is (Much) Later Than You Think
We here at Trainjotting have been harping on this for years: the railroad’s “on-time performance” is a very misleading figure. Metro-North touts an “on-time” percentage in its monthly Mileposts mouthpiece that’s about as high as the temps this past weekend–the Harlem … Continue reading