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When my daughters were young they would occasionally, like most children, watch Sesame Street. One day while watching along with them, I not...

(drum roll please !) 10. Belatedly discovered Milk Duds NOT on diet...Go figure! 9. You can't deny an Irishman his potatoes. 8. I figur...

Hi Bobby, It is so nice to hear from you! I cant believe that it has been five years since we communicated via email in which you gave me so...

Something shocking happened to my brother John one Sunday night in 1974. He was at his girlfriend’s house watching the CBS news show 60 M...

Remember this jingle? I drink Dr. Pepper and I’m proud I’m part of an original crowd... Be a Pepper, drink Dr. Pepper. Is this all it takes ...

I dedicate today’s post to the memory of my mother who would have turned 87 today. She loved St. Patrick’s Day and was proud to be an Irish-...

The Ticket Receiver’s Office (or TRO, as we conductors call it) is just off the main concourse in Grand Central Terminal. This office is bas...

In October of last year my family, along with my sister Eileen and her 18-year-old son Kevin, drove down to Maryland to attend my nephew Jus...

Every March for the past six years or so, I’ve been pedaling Girl Scout Cookies up and down the railroad’s New Haven Line. I usually leave a...

I recently finished the book, “Teacher Man” by Frank McCourt. It’s a true story about his life as a New York City schoolteacher and I found ...

I have worked the 11:22 p.m. train from Grand Central to New Haven on and off for the past 20 years. The official name for this train is 159...

This is the finger my wife broke. This is the infection That lay in the finger my wife broke. This is the bacteria, That caused the infectio...

It was with great sadness on Saturday that I learned of the death of the actor Don Knotts. Some of my favorite childhood memories are of my ...

I carry thousands of people on my trains every week. One of the things I hear most is, "do you know who you look like?" Above I ha...

My wife’s dear Aunt Ginny passed away in October at the age of 84. She had no children, so my wife and her siblings were the next best thing...

This is a picture of Grand Central Terminal or as we railroaders call it GCT. It has been my home away from home for the past 20 years. Whe...

This is our dog Brenna. She has spent the better part of this year in Alaska training with the US Olympic Dogsled Team. My family has given ...

I wrote the song lyrics below when I was eleven years old in the summer of 1973. How do you do Joey? How are your neighbors and friends? Wha...

Yesterday was Valentine's Day, a day when many a railroad conductor turns to thoughts of... free flowers and candy. Let me explain. Acco...

We took our daughters to a Catholic mass on Saturday. This might not seem like that big a deal but we have been raising them as Congregation...