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Commuter Railroads Build a Secret Minute Into Train Departures

• gfodor 17y ago
  To counter this article, they're going to have to set all the clocks Grand Central back by a minute.
• jcdreads 17y ago
  In Boston, they then build in lots of random 30-minute delays after the trains have left.
• fnid 17y ago
  In college I drove a van between different campuses so students could travel between them easily. On one of my stops, a passenger got on board and, obviously displeased, said, "You left early last time! I saw you drive off while I was coming out of the library!" Lesson learned: Sometimes late is better.
• jamesbritt 17y ago
  '"If everyone knows they get an extra minute, they’re going to lollygag," explained Marjorie Anders, a spokeswoman for the Metro-North Railroad. Told of this article, Ms. Anders laughed. "Don’t blow our cover!" she said.' Let the lollygagging commence!