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Posted by Joe V on Thu Dec 18 16:30:49 2014 http://nypost.com/2014/12/17/locomotive-collides-with-passenger-train-at-grand-central/ |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Thu Dec 18 17:04:29 2014, in response to MN collison at GCT, posted by Joe V on Thu Dec 18 16:30:49 2014. little sideswipe, but huge media story, yes red signal violation but supposedly not be engineer as long hood was forward. |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Dec 18 19:49:49 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by Dutchrailnut on Thu Dec 18 17:04:29 2014. "... but huge media story,"Metro North will be in the media cross hairs for quite some time. Sometimes justified, most times not. The least infraction will be magnified into much more than it really is. Thats just the way it goes. In the mean time, To me a better media story is that for the first time, I might be able to enjoy a Cuban Cigar!! |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Dec 18 20:23:08 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Dec 18 19:49:49 2014. You should move further north. There's a nice duty free right across the border in Champlain/Mooers. Cohibas by the handful as long as you don't try to bring TOO many back home. :) |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Dec 18 21:09:26 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Dec 18 20:23:08 2014. Now u tell me. My son went to SUNY Plattsburgh years ago. Spent much time there often making side trips to Montreal ( In the pre-passport days.)Just did'nt know where to look at the time I guess. |
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Posted by Dave on Thu Dec 18 21:14:22 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Dec 18 20:23:08 2014. Horribly expensive taxes/tariffs on Cuban cigars in Canada, IIRC. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Dec 18 21:56:17 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Dec 18 21:09:26 2014. It's on the southbound side just north of the border, conveniently located to the right of the traffic jam waiting to get through the US checkpoint. Given the backups there, it's also a handy pit stop and Tim Hortons. :) |
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Posted by Transitbuff on Thu Dec 18 22:19:14 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Dec 18 21:56:17 2014. Why would people clamor to get INTO the U.S., these days? |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Dec 18 22:26:27 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by Transitbuff on Thu Dec 18 22:19:14 2014. Time's up for their Canada visit? Time to go home? :) |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Thu Dec 18 22:58:09 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Dec 18 21:56:17 2014. Ugh, US bound that border was my biggest enemy. It was the deciding point in whether the next 6 or so hours were going to be easy or an absolute life or death struggle. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Dec 18 23:06:12 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by NIMBYkiller on Thu Dec 18 22:58:09 2014. Last few years, the US entry hasn't been bad at all. It's Douanes heading north that's turned into an interesting adventure. Southbound, free government sniff, doggies, and "oh, it's you again." :) |
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Posted by AlM on Fri Dec 19 07:52:22 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by Transitbuff on Thu Dec 18 22:19:14 2014. What Selkirk said.Also, when the Canadian dollar is strong prices for lots of goods are cheaper in the US, so Canadians go shopping. Canadians also visit friends and relatives in the US. And sometimes Canadians want to go somewhere warmer. |
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Posted by Lou from Brooklyn on Fri Dec 19 08:15:17 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Thu Dec 18 21:09:26 2014. My nephew is at SUNY Fredonia, and they all know the Canadian drinking age is 19!! |
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Posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Fri Dec 19 10:54:16 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Dec 18 20:23:08 2014. You should move further north. There's a nice duty free right across the border in Champlain/Mooers. Cohibas by the handful as long as you don't try to bring TOO many back home. :)Selkirk: You're the only person I know who lives north of Canada. About this time of the year you gather supplies and begin hunkering down for a long winter's nap. If I don't hear from you until spring let me wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Dec 19 15:57:19 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by SelkirkTMO on Thu Dec 18 23:06:12 2014. Heh, except the only guy getting the "oh it's you again" is me, the bus driver. Everyone else is a newbie and lots of them barely speak English. Ever drive 56 West Africans into the USA? It can take anywhere from 30 mins to 3 hours to get across that damn border. Then you gotta drive through the night (because I always got the night runs) down that dark, desolate highway. Most nights I was fine, quick stretch at High Peaks, and keep it moving, but some nights were a real struggle. Cranky bus drivers during the morning rush hour on Rt 17 is not a good thing. Northbound we had our issues here and there, but at least then you're night is pretty much over. Suns up by then, and you've only got 45 mins-1hr to Montreal. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Dec 19 16:06:46 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Fri Dec 19 10:54:16 2014. And back at ya! Somebody has to make sure that the troopers don't toss Santa, all the good birls and goys depend on it! :) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Dec 19 16:21:50 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by NIMBYkiller on Fri Dec 19 15:57:19 2014. Know the trip well, and we always manage to get to the border northbound right after midnight, noon for the southbound whenever we go to Rue St Catherine. My sympathies on the ride south of here, 17 is a 24 hour nightmare. And gotta love that cell coverage north of Plattsburg. Bad place to blow a tire. |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Fri Dec 19 19:55:09 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Dec 19 16:06:46 2014. ".. all the good birls"I've heard enough of" Birl" already this season!!:) |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Fri Dec 19 21:47:23 2014, in response to Re: MN collison at GCT, posted by Transitbuff on Thu Dec 18 22:19:14 2014. I assure you it's not because there's any more people trying to get in. We're just *that* understaffed... |
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