NY’s Decorated Train: A Bronx Zoo themed S Train
After coming back from Japan I posted a bunch of pictures of some of Japan’s decorated trains. Although they seem far more common there, we do get some decorated trains here in New York...
Tuesday Tour of the Harlem Line: Tenmile River, with bonus: Kensico
Nestled in a lush carpet of green grass is a station on the Upper Harlem called Tenmile River. As to be expected, the name derives from a river of the same name. The station...
Tuesday Tour of the Harlem Line: Appalachian Trail
Ensconced in the woods of Pawling, NY along Route 22 lies a small wooden train platform. It is one of the two smallest stations on the Harlem Line, and unlike most other Metro-North stations,...
Photos from a day of riding the Lo-V’s
Yesterday the Transit Museum had a great nostalgia ride with the Lo-V’s. It was great fun, and I took a lot of pictures. But I was certainly jealous of some of the cameras some...
Friday’s From the Historical Archive: Wartime Magazine Advertisements
I don’t want to be an ass in saying this comment, but really, I wonder how trains function in the United States. Commuter trains and subways, like the ones in New York, New Jersey,...
Watch the Gap in Goldens Bridge, a story of David the “drunk” & a Free Ride Sweepstakes
Hey, Metro-North? Did somebody fall off the platform in Goldens Bridge recently? I was surprised to notice when I got off the train this evening the platform was covered in new, yellow paint. Atop...