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Learning about life from the daily train commute
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Train of Thought
Train of Thought
Deep thoughts,
Wells Baum
Jan 28
The 4-Minute Subway Ride
The 4-Minute Subway Ride
Can you make something remarkable and sell it in 4 minutes? Anything is possible.
Wells Baum
Jan 28
Train Tracks
Train Tracks
Sometimes the only way forward is backward.
Wells Baum
Nov 24, 2015
Tunnel Vision
Tunnel Vision
Losing cell reception in the Grand Central tunnel is liberating.
Wells Baum
Aug 1, 2013
The Journey Is Better Than the End
The Journey Is Better Than the End
Riding the train is the ultimate test of consistency and durability.
Wells Baum
Jul 28, 2013
Being First
Being First
Competition results from a combination of getting ahead and the fear of missing out.
Wells Baum
Jul 25, 2013
Train Watching
Train Watching
“There are few places more sedentary than a train car; there are also few better ways to see the world.”
Wells Baum
Jul 19, 2013
The Ebb and Flow of Train Chatter
The Ebb and Flow of Train Chatter
If you take a snapshot of train chatter you’d see that it gradually rises from the morning on, peaking in the evening.
Wells Baum
Jul 12, 2013
Stuck in the Bathroom
Stuck in the Bathroom
Stuck in the bathroom is one thing; stuck in a train bathroom is hell.
Wells Baum
Jul 4, 2013
Unnecessary Urgency
Unnecessary Urgency
We all want to get ahead, be first. But with more speed comes more stress.
Wells Baum
Jun 29, 2013
Short on Cars
Short on Cars
Riding a train short in cars turns everyone into a sardine.
Wells Baum
Jun 20, 2013
One Foot In, One Foot Out
One Foot In, One Foot Out
There’s always one person who sticks their foot inside the train doors as soon as they open.
Wells Baum
Jun 13, 2013
Borrow my phone, borrow my life
Borrow my phone, borrow my life
People break their phones, lose their phones, and run out of power.
Wells Baum
Jun 6, 2013
Drained
Drained
The last people to get off the train in the morning are the ones that really don’t want to go to work.
Wells Baum
Jun 1, 2013
Turn the dark ON
Turn the dark ON
Sometimes you’ll walk into Grand Central when it’s still light outside and shoot out of the exit tunnel into complete darkness.
Wells Baum
May 24, 2013
Passing Trains
Passing Trains
Sometimes the adjacent trains zoom by so fast you can still see the other side, uninterrupted, just through two additional windows instead…
Wells Baum
May 16, 2013
Taking the Local Versus the Express Train
Taking the Local Versus the Express Train
The main differences between the local and express trains are the number of stops and speed.
Wells Baum
May 11, 2013
The Bar Car
The Bar Car
The bar car is no different than any other standalone bar.
Wells Baum
May 3, 2013
The Quiet Car
The Quiet Car
“We’d like to maintain a library like atmosphere,” announces the conductor on the Quiet Car.
Wells Baum
Apr 26, 2013
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