Commuters Root For Metro-North Expansion Plan
"I'm all for it, anything that gets us quicker to work," said Co-op city resident Mark Vargas.
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"I'm all for it, anything that gets us quicker to work," said Co-op city resident Mark Vargas.
A clean environment, safe ride, accurate and timely information and courteous employees are just a few of the promises the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is making to rail customers in their new commuter bill of rights.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it's prepared to handle the more than 11 million travelers who will use its airports, tunnels, bridges and PATH system between now and New Years.
"We will return to providing a full schedule of 26 daily trains and 14 trains each weekend day," Metro-North announced.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it expects more than 5 million people will be using its bridges, tunnels, trains and airports over the holiday weekend.
Metro-North trains may stop at Penn Station, courtesy of a multibillion-dollar project to connect the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal by 2016.
Transportation officials are advising against any unnecessary travel Sunday because of unsafe driving conditions.
The Connecticut Rail Commuter Council believes that there should be "follow-through" from the rail service if commuters aren't provided what they pay for.
It was a gruesome attack in broad daylight. A daughter is fighting for her life after being shot by her own father, just steps from a Metro-North train station.
Metro-North says it is cancelling two inbound trains per line during the morning rush due to unfinished power supply upgrades.
New York City transit officials say they've finished an unprecedented shutdown of the nation's biggest system of subways, buses and commuter rails.
The new law prohibits smoking in outdoor spaces for ticketing, boarding or platforms of train stations operated by the MTA or its subsidiaries.
New York lawmakers have voted to ban smoking on the upstate and Long Island platforms of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's commuter trains to protect other passengers from secondhand smoke.
NJ Transit riders are pretty vocal about the "quiet commute'' program in which riders refrain from cellphone calls and mute their electronic devices.
In Connecticut, Metro-North said it will take at least two weeks to replace the support under train tracks on the Danbury Line.
Rain and snow melt cascaded into ice-clogged rivers causing the water to become an irresistible force in parts of the Tri-State area.
Metro North is starting to roll out its new rail cars and these new cars have made many technological leaps.
An increase in ridership on Metro-North Railroad doesn't make its riders any happier.
It seems that things have gotten better on Metro-North's New Haven Line this week.
If you're feeling the squeeze on Metro-North trains, it may be because ridership on that line is creeping closer to the number one spot.
Heavy winter snows have pounded Metro-North's aging rail system into submission - at least partially.
New Haven line schedule changes will take effect Monday morning as Metro North struggles to run the rail line with fewer cars.
After a winter of frozen tracks, delayed trains and fare hikes, commuters who use Metro-North's New Haven line are now getting hit with a major service reduction.
The railroad said it's been forced to operate with fewer than scheduled trains because of the snow and extreme cold.
Frozen rain, sleet and ice are turning the Tri-State area into a skating rink for both drivers and pedestrians.
