Category Archives: StationStops

More Blizzardy Misery For New Haven Line

Posted on February 4, 2011 by TJ

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 →

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StationStops Schedule App Back in iTunes

Posted on October 8, 2009 by TJ

Tired of the fake word “app” yet? Me too, and I wish William Safire was around to make fun of it. Speaking of apps, the app-spat between commuter advocacy site StationStops.com and the MTA over StationStops’ iPhone app has reached … Continue reading →

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MTA-StationStops App Spat Continues

Posted on September 10, 2009 by TJ

Our Metro-North blogging brethren StationStops, who’s gotten considerable ink/face time for his spat with the MTA over his iPhone app offering real-time schedule information, says the row continues. At the heart of the issue is whether or not the MTA … Continue reading →

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Metro-North Blogger Faces Off With MTA

Posted on August 18, 2009 by TJ

StationStops, one of the very, very few Metro-North related blogs that are updated with any sort of regularity, is butting heads big-time with the MTA over some copyright issues. Far as I can tell, an MTA lawyer contacted StationStops, whose … Continue reading →

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What’s App’ning Out There

Posted on June 4, 2009 by TJ

Some enterprising fellows have developed a new Blackberry app offering train, bus and ferry times for the New York City area.   Writes developer Alex: I got so frustrated having to look up my train schedules on my Blackberry’s mobile browser that … Continue reading →

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Blogger Releases Metro-North App For iPhone

Posted on October 24, 2008 by TJ

Our Metro-North blogger compadre StationStops has revealed his master plan–an iPhone application that, according to SS, “keeps the Metro-North Grand Central Terminal timetable stored on your iPhone, and allows you to quickly find your next train to or from Grand Central, … Continue reading →

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Waiting For Metro-North A Pain in the Ass for South Norwalk Rider

Posted on August 20, 2008 by TJ

A Bridgeport woman was arrested for stabbing her husband in the buttocks (is there a funnier word than “buttocks”?) over the weekend, following a long day of (presumably) drinking. StationStops says: Cheryl Madison of Bridgeport was arrested on charges of … Continue reading →

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StationStops: Stamford Station to Lose 800 Parking Spots

Posted on August 14, 2008 by TJ

The so-called City That Works will have to work a little harder to stay productive in 2010. Yes, the already tight parking situation at the massive Metro-North stop in Stamford just got a bit tigher, reports StationStops, as a building … Continue reading →

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Platform Jumpers Defy Gravity, Rules

Posted on July 7, 2008 by TJ

StationStops offers some intriguing video–and commentary–on the Generation Xbox pastime of jumping from train platform to train platform, over the tracks and the dreaded third rail. The video appears to have been shot along the 7 line in Queens. SS … Continue reading →

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“Meet the Commuter Day” in CT

Posted on June 4, 2008 by TJ

The Connecticut Rail Commuter Council holds its “Meet the Railroad/Meet the Commuter” day tomorrow from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at South Norwalk station. The Council, a volunteer group of commuters who meet with Metro-North on behalf of all Connecticut riders, … Continue reading →

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