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Category Archives: Saugatucker
Flat Feet Plague M8 Fleet?
Sounds as though Metro-North’s new M8 cars are having almost as much trouble as the Trainjotting blog (my most recent shutdown late last week appears to be the work of an automated web hacker that zaps sites which have not … Continue reading
Posted in New Haven Line, Saugatucker, Westport
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Westport Bridge Eases Conn Commute
Our Nutmeg State correspondent Saugatucker is walking with a little extra spring in his step this morning, as a new bridge out in Westport has been completed–thus shaving .7 miles off Saugatucker’s daily bike ride to the station. Saugatucker is … Continue reading
Next Question: What’s in a Rum & Coke?
Nutmeg State correspondent Saugatucker shared Friday’s 7:05 out of Grand Central with one of the world’s less-bright bulbs. Guy, pulling two Heinekens out of his bag. Girl, looking both ways for authorities: Wait. We can drink on the train? Guy, straighter … Continue reading
Posted in New Haven Line, Saugatucker
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Pedal to the Mettle
I was chatting with Saugatucker about the merits of biking to the train recently. Sure, it’s a few minutes of misery on those 20 degree mornings. But we agreed there’s something about driving to the train that just feels like … Continue reading
Posted in 5:59 Rule, 8:16, Bike Rack, Bike to Work, Mileposts, Saugatucker
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Full Moon Fever
Saugatucker overheard this on the loudspeaker on the 6:34 express to New Haven: Conductor 1: You know how I like astronomy? You gotta see the moon coming up ahead. Dude, it’s like a pumpkin! Conductor 2: Mark, you’re a werewolf. … Continue reading
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For When Your ‘Kick Me’ Shirt is in the Wash
Those who bike to the train each day–such as Saugatucker and his 2.7 mile-each-way haul to Westport station, JerseyJim and his Summit haul, and the Phantom Power-Climber of Hawthorne station–must contend with motorists who are not happy to share the … Continue reading
Posted in Bike to Work, Saugatucker
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Bud Lime Wins Caption Contest
Just as the Great Yankeemobile hit a pothole en route to the Fall Classic, Trainjotting’s Connecticut Correspondent “Saugatucker” was selecting the winner of our first annual Caption Contest. Saugatucker speaks: The grand prize of all the dollar bills you can … Continue reading
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Nobel Winner on the 6:12
The intelligence quotient of the 6:12 to Stamford last night spiked noticeably with none other than NY Times Op-Edder/Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman on board. Kudos to Saugatucker for actually recognizing the guy. Saugie says Krugman was reading the New … Continue reading
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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