Edna St. Vincent Millay – Poet & Harlem Division Rider
As riders of the train, every day we share our commute with advertisements – there are ads on the platforms, and ads in the train cars themselves. Some of the ads are interesting and...
Tuesday Tour of the Harlem Line: Purdy’s (and bonus Copake Falls)
Several months ago I wrote about some of the names of the towns located along the Harlem Line, and how they have evolved over the years. Many of the names were taken from the...
Fall Roadtrip Day 1: Bennington Station, Vermont
Yesterday’s stormy weather played havoc on the trains and roads… perfect weather for the start of my fall roadtrip. Most of the stops I had planned (some of the old Harlem Stations) were postponed...
Tuesday Tour of the Harlem Line: Tuckahoe
This Tuesday we visit yet another Westchester Harlem Line station: Tuckahoe. Tuckahoe is interesting in both an artistic sense, as well as historical. It is one of the few stations on the line that...
The Transit Museum’s Bus Festival is this Sunday
     Photos from last year’s Bus Festival Although the Transit Museum in Brooklyn is known for its collection of subway cars, it also has quite a collection of historical buses as well. Every...
Question of the day: Can I use my ticket on other lines?
To some of you this may be new, to some perhaps common knowledge, but I must admit, I get asked these questions quite frequently and figured I’d answer publicly. Can you use your Metro-North...