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Metro-North

The Hudson River Dobbs Ferry and Ardsley Stations

Almost exactly a month ago I went on my first trip up the Hudson Line in a few years. This simple update of the two stations I’ve been meaning to upload this for the past month, and just never got around to it; this evening, as I’m working on more impressive updates, I present these […]

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New Jersey Transit Adventures

Heading up to Morristown and Getting More of the Gladstone Branch

After my successful trip a few weeks ago getting a lot more of the Gladstone Branch and Morristown Line done I decide its time to head out to Jersey for another trip to get more (but not finish, it would be a 7 mile walk for the Gladstone Branch done). My plan is to leave […]

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Metro-North

Starting Down the New Haven Line: Stratford and Milford

I finished Shore Line East and New Haven about a month ago, I’m finally ready to start coming down the actual New Haven Line. These two stations I visited for free on a little jaunt up Metro-North during the transit emergency after Superstorm Sandy when Governor Cuomo waived fares (including within Connecticut). Each has a […]

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Transit Adventures

A One-Way Getaway to Dia:Beacon and a half-hour late LOOP Bus to get New Hamburg

I’ve been scheming on how to finally get the Hudson Line up to my website and spent far to long one evening on MTA.info going through and even making a price list of intermediate fares to the stations in Putnam and Dutchess Counties. I am also a bit of an art museum lover and for […]

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Long Island Rail Road

Upload: Rebuilt Hicksville and Farmingdale via Bethpage

Well, with this update I’m getting quite close (1 station I still need to visit that lacks photos, 2 more that I’m in the process of rebuilding) to having every LIRR station in Nassau County! Here the final 3 stops in Nassau County on the Ronkonkoma Branch (two already had pages from way back in […]

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Long Island Rail Road

Upload: Carle Place and Westbury

Simple update today, a continuation of the the past two days. Two more stations off the LIRR list on the Main Line: Westbury–(57 Photos) Carle Place–(52 Photos) Enjoy!

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Long Island Rail Road

LIRR Upload: The Massapequas and out to Lindenhurst in Suffolk County

This update is finishing the rest of the concrete elevated stations of the Babylon Branch that feel like a modern elevated subway line. I haven’t gotten out to Babylon itself yet, I’m hoping to on my next trip out to the island so here are the final 5 stations: Lindenhurst–(44 Photos) Copiague–(39 Photos) Amityville–(51 Photos) […]

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Long Island Rail Road Transit Adventures

A Bad Trip on the A Train – A Half-Hour Emergency Break Delay and down the LIRR Babylon Branch to Seaford

Today’s Half-Hour Emergency Break Application Delay: I’m on way to Brooklyn to go to work. I’m sitting in the last car that has some people standing but is relatively empty. At about 10:00am just south of 34 Street I heard that awful sound of air rushing out of the breaks and us slowly stopping (not […]

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Long Island Rail Road NYC Subway Transit Adventures

Starting at the Recently Renovated Queens Village LIRR Station and to Central Islip Almost Entirely by Bus Making Most Stops Along the Way

Today I had a completely free day, an Unlimited Ride MetroCard in my wallet and a quest to get more of Long Island done. The original plan was to take the train to Syosset, take a too early train to Huntington (to get some photo time there) and finally ride out to Port Jefferson. Unfortunately […]

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Long Island Rail Road NYC Subway

Update: Starting the LIRR Babylon Branch to Freeport

On Friday I took a trip that was primarily by Nice Bus (took one short LIRR ride back from Lindenhurst) that I just didn’t get around to blog about out to Nassau and the edge of Suffolk County to finally finish getting the station’s all elevated on concrete guideways (except for one) Babylon Branch. In […]