Category Archives: Valhalla

Happiest of Holidays from Trainjotting

Posted on December 22, 2011 by TJ

We are going off the rails for a spell after today to partake in typical holiday activities. We leave you with The Inevitable Twas the Night Before Christmas parody, which we first ran in 2008. Happy holidays, or, as we … Continue reading →

Posted in Chappaqua, Conductor, Hawthorne, North White Plains, Valhalla | 1 Comment

A Few Words With Joan Maybury

Posted on October 25, 2011 by TJ

Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor Joan Maybury took a short break from managing the town to dish with Trainjotting on her (almost) first two years as supervisor, what’s next on her agenda, and which New York sports icon she sees as … Continue reading →

Posted in Crosswalks, Hawthorne, Joan Maybury, Sidewalks, Valhalla | 2 Comments

In Case You’re Wondering if Your Train is Running Tomorrow

Posted on August 28, 2011 by TJ

Ossining Valhalla Glenwood Tuckahoe Scarborough And, finally, GCT. [station photos MTA, GCT photo John Greene]

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Dam It, Where’s My Movie?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by TJ

In the almost five years we’ve been in Westchester, we’d never ventured to one of the outdoor summer movies they show at Kensico. I remember seeing signs for it as we circled the crazy Bronx River Loop like the Griswolds … Continue reading →

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Westchester Town Name Game

Posted on January 25, 2011 by TJ

Westchester Magazine apparently recognized our dubious knack for coming up with fake names for things, and tapped us to brainstorm some new town names for various Westchester burgs that better suit the town’s character. Put another way, I was to … Continue reading →

Posted in Chappaqua, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Ossining, Priusville, Valhalla | 2 Comments

Looks Like a Coffee Shop For Hawthorne Train Station

Posted on December 1, 2010 by TJ

Just had a nice chat with the Mount Pleasant town supervisor about plans for the long dormant Hawthorne train station. The ever-affable Joan Maybury said an initial list of 12-15 interested potential vendors was whittled down to just a few, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hawthorne, Joan Maybury, Valhalla, Valhalla Crossing | 2 Comments

If It’s Hailing, Then I’m Hailing

Posted on November 8, 2010 by TJ

Twice in the past three days, I thought I could get to my NYC destination from the northern ‘burbs without the aid of a car. Twice, I was foiled. The Missus took Little G and Little Miss C away for … Continue reading →

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IRideTheHarlemLine Visits Valhalla

Posted on September 20, 2010 by TJ

Emily from IRidetheHarlemLine has visited the Valhalla station recently, taken her usual batch of stunning photos, and poked around for some interesting details. She writes of the hamlet’s name and history: The story (whether it can be validated or not, … Continue reading →

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What the Kids are Googling

Posted on April 2, 2010 by TJ

Yes, it’s time for that weekly Friday TJ-can’t-be-bothered-with-blogging search engine bacchanal known as What the Kids Are Googling? Just what where the 1,000-odd–and we do mean odd–terms people Googled before ending up on Trainjotting this week? Here are but a … Continue reading →

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Maybury: Hawthorne/Valhalla Stations Getting Fairly Extreme Makeovers

Posted on March 25, 2010 by admin

I had a very positive chat with new Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor Joan Maybury yesterday. I’d called Town Hall looking for an update on the Hawthorne/Valhalla Train Station Meeting held Monday night, which I’d hoped to attend but the bedtime … Continue reading →

Posted in Bike Rack, Hawthorne, Joan Maybury, Little G, Mount Pleasant Today, Rob Astorino, Valhalla | Tagged | 1 Comment