Tag: train cat

Wednesday Boredom: If Metro-North was run by cats…

It’s like Caturday… except on Wednesday! Here’s what Metro-North employees would look like, if the railroad were run by cats: I swear to you, I harbor no resentment towards track workers. Really.

February 23, 2011
The Coolest (or at least the Cutest) Train Car in the World: Wakayama Electric Railway’s Tama Densha Cat Train

One of my more crazy missions when I was in Japan was to see the feline Station Master Cat, Tama. Everybody pretty much loves Tama. When Wakayama Electric Railway was on the verge of bankruptcy, Station Master positions were eliminated, and the stations left unmanned. The decision to make a stray calico cat the honorary […]

April 19, 2010
Train Cats: Sadie the Subway Cat

You may not know it, but across the globe there are several working cats that reside at train stations. One of the most famous is named Tama, she is the “Super Stationmaster” at Kishi station in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. In New York we too have a “working cat” – you can call her the Subway […]

January 9, 2010