Category Archives: Slippery Rail

Slip-Sliding Away

Posted on October 29, 2008 by TJ

Fearing that too many riders thought “Slippery Rail” was the reason LIRR workers gave for their bum knees and sore backs on their disability forms, the MTA issued printouts on Metro-North yesterday informing riders of the autumnal peril alternately known as … Continue reading →

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Things That Make Me S.A.D.

Posted on October 22, 2008 by TJ

The leaves are falling faster than the Dow. Every day, the giant tree at the entrance to the Hummerville train station gets a little more sparse, the pile below it a little thicker. The chilly air finds every gap in … Continue reading →

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Metro-North Laughs in the Face of Gloopfest 2008

Posted on February 13, 2008 by TJ

I thought I was in for hellish rides both yesterday, as a determined snowfall blanketed the area, and this morning, as a nasty freezing rain turned the whole thing into a gloopy wet mess. In fact, Metro-North came up aces … Continue reading →

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Metro-North Slays Slippery Beast

Posted on December 3, 2007 by TJ

As we suspected, the dreaded Slippery Rail phenomenon has indeed been snuffed out by quick thinking Metro-North brass. Here we are in December, and except for an occasional skid past a station platform (why is it always Valhalla?), we’ve experienced … Continue reading →

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What’s Up With, er, Slippery Rail?

Posted on November 29, 2007 by TJ

Here we are in the waning days of November, and I can’t say that I’ve seen much evidence of that dastardly commuter scourge known as Slippery Rail/Slip-Slip/The Worst F***ing Thing About Commuting in the Northeast. Granted, I’ve only lived through … Continue reading →

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Metro-North Unveils “Waterworld”

Posted on October 10, 2007 by TJ

With the dreaded Slippery Rail season just about upon us, Metro-North is announcing a major campaign designed to fight those nasty leaves that wreak such tremendous havoc for the railroad and its riders. In short, falling leaves leave an oily … Continue reading →

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Trainjotting Puts Metro-North to the Test…Again

Posted on September 28, 2007 by TJ

After the great fun we had in charting Metro-North’s on-time percentage–and allowing for 59 seconds of tardiness, as opposed to the 5:59 Metro-North gives itself–we’re going to do it again. Yes, starting on Monday, Trainjotting will bust out the stopwatch … Continue reading →

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New Low For Metro-North

Posted on June 6, 2007 by TJ

Yes, I recorded my worst-ever ride on Metro-North yesterday in eight months of commuting. Worse than anything encountered during Slippery Rail Season, worse than during those Noreasters, even worse than when Joey From 5A and I hobbled through Hartsdale during … Continue reading →

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Metro-North Counters Delays With…Shorter Delays

Posted on May 18, 2007 by TJ

Metro-North is hard at work to avoid the annual late-fall fiasco known as slippery-rail season, which means falling leaves leave oil on the tracks, cars skid and have to be taken out of commission, and cars are so packed they … Continue reading →

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100 Days of Trainitude

Posted on March 14, 2007 by TJ

Today marks my 100th day of riding Metro-North. Some observations: * I used to get really annoyed that it takes so damn long to get from 125th Street to Grand Central. I still do. * For reasons I can’t really … Continue reading →

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