Metro-North Schedule changes take effect this Sunday April 6.
We figured since we have a static Metro-North Schedule like the ones on the little station-specific leaflets at GCT, that we would do like MTA and wait until Monday to do the schedule change to avoid confusion.
Check the MTA Schedule form for next’s weeks schedule changes or [...]

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Today as we were departing our train on track 20 at Grand Central, along with another train on the next track, a short, stocky young man dressed for work, with a briefcase and wearing a yarmulke was walking *towards* us from the main concourse.
We were all a little puzzled about why someone would voluntarily walk [...]

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One of the unfortunate and completely unnecessary side effects of 9/11 is that a *lot* of photographers get hassled by security workers, doormen, and - almost especially - MTA personnel.
Its not an entirely new issue, its just that 9/11 made it a hell of a lot worse, creating this overreaching pretense that any photographer [...]

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I don’t know the train schedule at 11:15 PM on a Sunday night out of Grand Central, so I have to refer to the precious few terminals downstairs which actually show when the next train to *my* stop is leaving and on what track.
And yes, I have had a little bit to drink.
So thanks for [...]

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METRO-NORTH NEW HAVEN LINE COMMUTERS SLOWLY MAKE THEIR WAY HOME.
At 7 PM a New Haven Line StationStops.com reader sent this photo from their train, just prior to stopping in Port Chester:

7 PM: Harlem Building Collapse / Metro-North Grand Central Station Delays TIMELINE:

Earlier today, a building at 124th st began to partially [...]

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Tonight I watched the American Experience: Grand Central Terminal documentary on PBS - it was very informative and the photography was beautiful in HD.
They used a method of converting wonderfully detailed old photographs of the train yard into some sort of panning 3d-diorama to very impressive effect…

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If you have spent any time watching improv - and I’m not talking about “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?” flavor of highly produced, top-shelf improv, but - just plain, everyday improv - you know that to enjoy it you have to accept that it is hit or miss entertainment.
Well, ImprovEverywhere.com, whose founders have its root [...]

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