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The Little Engine That Could But Didn't

Chick: Excuse me, are the trains running? Because there's one just sitting there…
Station clerk: Nah, they runnin', they runnin'! He just chillin' a little!

–215th Street 1 Station

Overheard by: Rose Fox

  • Posted on March 17, 2015
  • Clerks, Default, Girls, Leisure, Public Transportation, Questions, Washington Heights and Inwood, Words
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