Carl Moore (VLD/VMB) <cmoore@brl.mil> (06/05/91)
The New York MetroNorth commuter railroad has lines which run from Manhattan (New York City) into the northern suburbs. The New York MetroNorth commuter railroad has a toll-free number which accepts input consisting of the first four letters of your destination! I ended up using that system on Sunday, May 5 of this year. I had originally planned to go from Tarrytown to Grand Central Station, so I called 800-METRO-INFO (800-638-7646) and when asked for the station I was going from, I punched in TARR (8277). But then I planned to check into a hotel in Chappaqua, and on my way up the Saw Mill River Parkway enroute there, I saw a station I'd seen before, at Chappaqua, so I was able to call 800-METRO-INFO again and this time punch in CHAP (2427) and then go on the train from there. Note: PORT (7678) requires further prompted input to distinguish between Port Jervis and Port Chester. Also, the toll-free number worked from Maryland when I was making the original plan to go from Tarrytown.
pierpont@crboss.enet.dec.com (Howard Pierpont) (06/07/91)
In TELECOM Digest Volume 11 : Issue 430 Carl Moore <cmoore@brl.mil> wrote: > The New York MetroNorth commuter railroad has lines which run from > Manhattan (New York City) into the northern suburbs. I have used this system am I am VERY impressed. The functionality that it provides is amazing. The number of easy selections that you can make are almost unbelievable. Does anyone know who designed this system? I would like to nominate it for a "Best in Class" award. Howard Pierpont Standard disclaimers apply Digital Equipment Corp 77 Reed Road 49 Carter St Hudson, MA 01749 Danielson, CT 06239-3500 508.568.6165 203.779.2570
Scott Horne <horne-scott@cs.yale.edu> (06/14/91)
In article <telecom11.430.7@eecs.nwu.edu>, is written: > The New York MetroNorth commuter railroad has a toll-free number which > accepts input consisting of the first four letters of your > destination! I don't like it. Some sort of menu might be better. (Then again, there are twenty-seven stops between New Haven, CT, and Grand Central Station, inclusive ...) I once had some trouble getting information on trains from New Haven to Grand Central: the input `NEWH' (6394) was invalid. It turned out that `UNIO' (8646), for Union Station in New Haven, was expected. Scott Horne ...!{harvard,cmcl2,decvax}!yale!horne horne@cs.Yale.edu SnailMail: Box 7196 Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06520 203 624-9263 Summer residence: 25 High St, Apt 32, New Haven, CT