The Franklin Line

D

There isn't any D service at north station. You wouldn't know that looking at the signs though--i watched three C trains and two "E"s go by before I got on a C out of sheer frustration. How ...

Fell

Dan Grabauskas: Your escalators are wet at North Station. As long as we're on it, the ceiling seems to be leaking.

Officially late

737 should be in NC at 5:22 and it's now 5:53 so we're officially over half an hour late and eligible for the refund. I'd rather be on time.

It's 4:58

Where's the 4:50?

Petty Gripe

I may just be grumpy because of the broken toe, but if you're going into south station, why close the first four cars? This is a line of commuters schlepping it back to the middle of the train.

Metal Stake

I just thought it was cool they keep a metal stake on the train in case of a vampire attack. Waaaait a minute--shouldn't that be a wooden stake? What the hell good is a metal stake going to do in the ...

Guess What?

A nice shot of the back of the McDonalds again as we wait for the inbound train. The MBCR sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience. Like I care. Still, I wonder why they don't just change the schedu...

737 Cancelled!

And the 5:15 is making all local stops. I think I feel a cussfest coming on.

9:45

Twenty minutes late.

Passing the Time

Junior brought a topical read. I'll have to explain that life on the rails is, in reality, nasty, brutish, and short. Except for the short part.