For teaching arithmetic, Inderjit used the train schedule, for reading the station signage.

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Fewer trains are offered during the rest of the year, so it is good to check the train schedule.

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Metro-North President Howard Permut predicted a "normal" rush-hour train schedule Wednesday morning.

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That's handy for the train-schedule app, since Mr. Strange recently added a feature that lets users search for the nearest station to a postal code but he's not sure anybody needs or uses it.

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Imagine, he says, walking up to an interactive schedule board in an airport or train station and using gestures to sort through departure and arrival information.

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Without the rigors of the NBA game schedule, Willis has more time to train -- and to reflect on his recent milestone birthday.

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Those standing on a platform in Leeds or Manchester will have to wait 21 years for a high speed train to arrive, and that's if it's on schedule.

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