-
Archives
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
-
Meta
Category Archives: Rye
The Trainjotting Reader: THE BASKETBALL DIARIES
Jim Carroll, best known for his junkie memoir The Basketball Diaries, died Friday at 60. (Funny, he looks so healthy in the picture.) A poet, musician and author, Carroll shot to worldwide fame after Leo DiCaprio played him in the Basketball … Continue reading
Posted in Grand Central, Metro North, Rye, Trainjotting Reader
Tagged Jim Carroll, Leo DiCaprio, The Basketball Diaries
1 Comment
The Larchmont-to-Giants Stadium Train
Come fall, Metro-North will experiment with a train that goes from Westchester to Giants Stadium in time for Jets and Giants games. Metro-North and New Jersey Transit are calling it “direct service,” according to Journal News, but boy, is it … Continue reading
Posted in Larchmont, Metro North, Rye
Leave a comment
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
Leave a comment
Them Good Old Boys/Say Parking’s Risky in Rye
A certain hotshot reporter with a certain hotshot publication is looking for people who park/wish to park at Rye’s train station. I need to find someone who is on the waiting list for a permit in Rye and/or someone who … Continue reading
Posted in Parking, Rye
Leave a comment
Mind the Gap. No Really, Mind the F***ing Gap!
The much-feared gap between train and platform claimed another victim early this morning, as a woman tumbled under the platform in Rye (more like Whiskey & Rye) around 2 a.m. New Rochelle Man Mugged… I mean the Journal News…has the … Continue reading
Posted in CTRider, Journal News, Rye, Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Explaining “Catenary Wires” To Your Kid
I spotted a few thigh-high tykes on the train this morning, and remembered it was Bring Your Kid To Work Day (formerly Bring Your Daughter To Work Day). That got me thinking: If yesterday’s Great New Haven Line Debacle had … Continue reading
Posted in Bring Your Child To Work, New Haven Line, Rye
1 Comment
New Haven Line Hell
Rough week for our New Haven line brethren. First, a train jumps the tracks in Grand Central, leaving several hundred commuters stuck on the train in the bowels of Grand Central. Then several trains bypassed Mamaroneck and Larchmont this morning after … Continue reading
Posted in Larchmont, Mamaroneck, New Haven Line, Rye
Leave a comment