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Category Archives: New Rochelle
Violence at New Rochelle Station
New Rochelle’s erstwhile “up and coming” status was bumped down another peg after an assault on a commuter departing at New Rochelle station was jumped by six teens, reports the Journal News, resulting in a broken shoulder. The incident happened … Continue reading
Posted in New Roc City, New Rochelle
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Saluting The Vacant Bronx Station Houses
The Sunday “Real Estate” section of the NY Times has a big story on the vacant Bronx station houses of the old New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. A dozen stations were projected in 1904, when the railroad began … Continue reading
Posted in Bronx, New Rochelle
Tagged Christopher Gray, John A. Droege, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, New York
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How About Those Jet-Packs I Keep Hearing About?
The May issue of Westchester Magazine has some fun with a look at Westchester in the year 2020–a county with a lower level on the Tappan Zee bridge for trains, residential areas built around transit, county-sponsored cars on-demand, and maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Metro North, New Rochelle, Rye
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Walkway Debris in New Roc Knocks Out Trains
Service was suspended on the New Haven Line this afternoon when some debris on the pedestrian overpass at New Rochelle station was blown about by those brutal winds. The flotsam crashed into a train around noon, reports the Journal News, … Continue reading
Posted in Journal News, New Haven Line, New Rochelle
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The Worst Round Trip You’ll Ever Hope to Have
From our Westport correspondent Saugatucker: This morning I was stuck in the Bronx for an hour because of the tunnel fire. A nice, leisurely sunny trip. Tonight after work, I got on the 7:05 at Grand Central to go home … Continue reading
Posted in New Haven Line, New Rochelle, Saugatucker
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Can Someone Please Help This Person?
Either someone’s setting me up for a no-brainer quip about New Rochelle’s crime issue, or they have a genuine question. Dear Trainjotting, is there overnight parking at the New Rochelle Amtrak Station? thanks. mc Can anyone help young mc?
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New Rochelle Unveils New Motto
After months of brainstorming sessions, focus groups and input from multiple branding firms, the City of New Rochelle unveiled its new motto on the steps of City Hall today. The tagline reads “Our Crime Problem Isn’t as Bad as Yonkers’.” … Continue reading
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In Defense of New Rochelle
A first-time reader/first-time commenter took Trainjotting to task for what they deemed to be an egregiously unfair and woefully inaccurate portrayal of New Rochelle in a post about The Missus and Little G missing their New Ro train stop on … Continue reading
Not So Great Moments in Amtrak History
Had a new entry into my all-time Top 5 Amtrak lowlights this past weekend. (#1: 1990. Loudspeaker announces we’ll have 20 minutes to kill in New Haven. We go outside. Train leaves five minutes later with our luggage. Travel companion … Continue reading
Posted in Amtrak, New Roc City, New Rochelle
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