Metro-North
MTA Schedule Info For Spring Religious Holidays
With Passover, Good Friday, & Easter coming up, the MTA will be adding extra railroad service & cut back on construction on the roadways. Here are details courtesy of the press release I received: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that the MTA’s railroads will operate additional trains to assist customers with travel during […]
Time To Play Guess The Wi-Fi Car!
Riders of the Metro-North’s New Haven line get ready to participate in the latest game show phenomenon, “Guess The Wi-Fi”. In this game, riders will pay their fares & hope behind that magical ticket & subsequent seat is wi-fi access on your commute! According to a brief report in Sunday’s New York Post, the MTA […]
Danbury Branch Service Resumes Tomorrow
11 days ago, our region experienced torrential rain that caused numerous transportation nightmares. One of those nightmares continued long after the rain passed as the Metro-North was forced to completely suspend service on the Danbury Branch. A short time ago, the agency announced that service on the branch will resume tomorrow morning. Here are the […]
Metro-North Introduces First Set Of M-8’s
Winter is not officially over but the pains felt by many riders on the New Haven line throughout it might be. Due to severely aging fleet & many snowstorms, the Metro-North was forced to cut service on the line due to not having enough cars to cover service. The good news came for riders two […]
Metro-North Ridership Reaches Near High
A couple of days ago, the MTA released information on 2010 ridership. The Metro-North took the time to announce that 2010 saw its 2nd highest ridership total in its history. Here are the details courtesy of a release sent to me: Despite a still-bruising recession MTA Metro-North Railroad customers are coming back. By the end […]
