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Buy your train tickets at the Union Ticket Office, 1861 2

Advertisements / History / Humor / Train Stories

September 7, 2012

 by Emily · Published September 7, 2012

Buy your train tickets at the Union Ticket Office, 1861

Today as a graphic designer, I have various different methods for catching your attention in an advertisement. Attractive imagery, and most importantly, color, are major ways a designer can catch your eye. But what...

Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: Derby/Shelton 2

Photos / Train Stories / Tuesday Tours

August 30, 2011

 by Emily · Published August 30, 2011 · Last modified April 6, 2012

Tuesday Tour of the New Haven Line: Derby/Shelton

A few weeks ago our friends over at TrainJotting were looking for nominations for the crappiest train station in the tri-state area. Though his home station of Hawthorne won the vote (likely because many...

Best Ticket Punch, and other such things 1

Photos / Train Stories

July 13, 2011

 by Emily · Published July 13, 2011

Best Ticket Punch, and other such things

Yesterday afternoon I returned home from Florida… and I have to ask, what the hell happened while I was away? There were suicides, more suicides, and even a derailment. I wasn’t particularly vocal about...

Excerpts from the diary of a train rider 9

Humor / Train Stories

July 1, 2011

 by Emily · Published July 1, 2011

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...

Riding South Africa’s Premier Classe Train, Part 2 0

Photos / Train Stories

May 25, 2011

 by Emily · Published May 25, 2011

Riding South Africa’s Premier Classe Train, Part 2

In my previous post, I gave a little bit of preliminary information about the Premier Classe train journey that I took in South Africa. Before I continue, perhaps I should share with you a...

Riding South Africa’s Premier Classe Train, Part 1 3

Photos / Train Stories

May 20, 2011

 by Emily · Published May 20, 2011

Riding South Africa’s Premier Classe Train, Part 1

Back in the days of Imperialism, where Africa was carved up and occupied by various European nations, there was a man by the name of Cecil Rhodes that had a dream. And it wasn’t...

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Emily Hi there, my name is Emily. I am a graphic designer, photographer, occasional Metro-North commuter and lifelong Harlem Line rider. This site is a collection of my often train-related thoughts, observations, photographs, and travels, as well as my never-ending hunt for intriguing historical artifacts.
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