Bye bye Joe Lhota, hello Sadie the cat?
In case you missed it, two big things in MTA land went down this week – (or should I say up?) fare increases are totally happening in March, and Chairman and CEO of the...
Celebrating Grand Central Terminal’s Centennial: The 100 for 100 Project
Provided you haven’t been living under a rock recently, you may have heard that Grand Central Terminal’s Centennial is fast approaching. While Metro-North will be kicking off celebrations in February, I thought it would...
Nobody likes a late train… and other such twitter nonsense
One of the things I hate more than being dull and serious is a late train. To amuse myself while waiting for late trains, I began using twitter to invent odd reasons for the...
Photo of the Harlem Line during yesterday’s snowstorm
Will someone please remind me, what month is this? Just a few days ago riders on the Harlem Line were suffering delays due to fallen leaves on the tracks. Now we have to worry...
Attention: Cows do not count as pets on Metro-North
In case you are unaware, I just wanted to let you all know that on Metro-North cows do not count as pets. People can, and do, take both dogs and cats on the train....
Excerpts from the diary of a train rider
When I started this blog, the majority of it was observations about people I saw on the train, or while waiting for trains. I haven’t really done a post about my observations lately, but...