Metro-North
24 Hour Ban On Alcohol Due To SantaCon
Just a short time ago, the MTA Long Island Rail Road & Metro-North Railroad announced a 24 hour ban on alcohol due to this weekend’s SantaCon festivities. Here are the complete details: To maintain orderly travel during this weekend’s SantaCon event, alcohol will not be permitted on Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North trains and […]
Metro North Announces Safety Improvements
Late Sunday evening, the MTA Metro-North Railroad announced immediate safety improvements to critical locations. Here is more via the press release sent out: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that MTA Metro-North Railroad is making immediate improvements to reinforce safety at critical curves and movable bridges along the railroad’s right-of-way. These improvements were directed […]
Metro North Restores Full Hudson Line Service
Late this afternoon, the MTA Metro-North Railroad announced that it has restored full service on the Hudson Line for Thursday morning. Here are the details via press release: Crews from Metro-North Railroad have completed the reconstruction of a second Hudson Line track in the area of Sunday’s derailment, allowing resumption of full service Thursday morning. […]
Metro-North Restores Hudson Line Service
Only a few days after the horrific derailment over the weekend, the MTA Metro-North will restore approximately 98% of its Hudson Line service as of this morning. Here is more via the official press release I received: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that MTA Metro-North Railroad will resume more than 98% of its regular […]
Metro North Hudson Line Derailment
Aerial view of the derailment near the Spuyten Duyvil Station. Photo courtesy of Mark Bonifacio of the New York Daily News. A trying year for the MTA Metro-North Railroad has become even worse as a NYC-bound Hudson line train derailed this morning about 100 yards north of the Spuyten Duyvil Station on a large curved […]
