StationStops reader ‘Abby’ writes of her recent horror story on Metro-North: Yesterday evening (August 11th) my elderly mother and I were traveling from Grand Central Terminal to Redding, CT. We boarded the 6:42pm train out of GCT, planning to transfer at South Norwalk for the Danbury line. The Assistant Conductor punched our tickets. He was [...]

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10 years ago, Beki Probst expereinced a series of seizures which caused her to lose all memories directly related to her life. She still could read and write, remembered song lyrics, could drive (but did not remember the ‘rules of the road’), and could not recognize any of her family. Astonishingly, apart from the loss [...]

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Recently I did a lot of research into a new set of iPhone headphones for my new 3G iPhone, and decided on the Shure SE530, a decision I am extremely happy with. Currently, iPod headphone enthusiasts seem to be in agreement that both the Shure SE series and Ultimate Ears brand are among the best [...]

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Smoke and fumes from a burning escalator motor at the subway station at 53rd and 7th Ave (B, D, E Lines) caused several people to go to the hospital for respiratory problems yesterday morning, and the station was evacuated. A food cart vendor near the station entrance reported seeing 10-15 people running out of the [...]

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The New York Times reports that thieves have taken advantage of a software glitch in LIRR ticket machines, obtaining over $880,000 in free tickets, many of which were resold. The glitch, which affects both LIRR and Metro-North ticket machine sales of train tickets and MetroCards, allows users to purchase tickets with their debit cards even [...]

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