Metro North

Long Island Rail Road Train (file / credit: LIRR)

Transit Authorities Advise Of Possible Storm-Related Service Changes

The approaching nor’easter that is poised to deal a potentially paralyzing blow to the Tri-State Area has local transit authorities making some changes and preparing their customers for the worst-case scenarios.

2013/02/07

NJ TRANSIT Ticket Machine (credit: CBS 2)

Coming NJ TRANSIT Rail Fare Hike Based On Destination

The increase, which will take effect on March 1, will not impact everyone on the Pascack Valley, Bergen and Main Lines. Fares are only going up for those traveling to the northernmost station and for those on the Port Jervis Line.

2013/02/06

Snow, Sleet And Rain Cause Slick Roads, Delays Across Tri-State Area

A winter weather advisory is in effect for parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut until 4 p.m.

2013/01/16

Metro-North Railroad train at Grand Central Terminal (file / credit: Evan Bindelglass / CBSNewYork)

1 Dead, 3 Injured When Metro North Train Hits Car In Connecticut

A Metro North train slammed into a car on the Danbury line Sunday afternoon, killing one person in the car and leaving the others wounded.

2012/12/30

New York City Subway (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Proposed MTA Subway And Bus Fare Hike To Go Easier On Everyday Riders

It might be the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s final offer, a fare hike plan for bus and subway riders that spares frequent users and slaps the biggest hikes on those who don’t take mass transit very much.

2012/12/10

FILE - Passengers wait on a subway platform in NYC. (credit: CBS 2)

Pamela Geller Buys More Subway Ad Space For ‘Anti-Jihad’ Posters

Conservative blogger Pamela Geller has purchased more ad space at New York City subway stops and Metro North stations displaying anti-Islam messages.

2012/12/08

Passengers wait as a Metro-North passenger train approaches the platform. (file/credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Metro-North: New Canaan Branch To Resume Service Tuesday Morning

Metro-North spokesperson Marjorie Anders said crews had a lot of work to do on the New Canaan Branch to ready it for service.

2012/11/12

A New Haven-bound Metro North train at Stamford. (credit: Paul Murnane/WCBS 880)

MTA Announces Scheduling Plans On Metro-North Branches Ahead Of Work Week

The Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven Lines will operate with regularly scheduled service on Monday, including the Wassaic Branch on the Harlem Line and the Waterbury and Danbury Branches on the New Haven Line.

2012/11/04

Times Square Subway Station Closed Due To Hurricane Sandy (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images News)

Full List Of MTA Service Updates, Including Metro-North, LIRR, NYC Transit, Bridges & Tunnels

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Wednesday when limited subway, Metro North, and LIRR service will resume.

2012/10/31

A flooded Brooklyn Battery park Tunnel October 30, 2012 as New Yorkers clean up the morning after Hurricane Sandy's landfall. (Photo credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Lhota: MTA ‘Has Never Faced A Disaster’ Like Sandy

The New York City subway system “has never faced a disaster as devastating” as the damage that was caused by Superstorm Sandy, Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman Joseph Lhota said Tuesday.

2012/10/30

A sign announcing the temporary closure of the New York subway system, due to Hurricane Sandy, is seen in the subway prior to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on October 28, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Much Of Mass Transit Likely To Remain Shuttered Through Tuesday

All subways, Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road service was suspended Sunday and it will remain that way until further notice. Bus service was also suspended.

2012/10/29

Passengers wait to board a Metro-North train (file/credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Metro-North Adds Dozens Of Extra Trains To East Of Hudson Lines

An additional 69 trains have been added to the commuter rail service for East of Hudson lines. The service changes took effect Sunday.

2012/10/14

Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line train (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Fall Metro-North Schedule To Add 45 New Haven Line Trains Each Week

A new fall train schedule begins on Sunday with 45 additional New Haven Line trains each week, including 30 new weekend trains. There will also be increased service for customers traveling to Greenwich and Stamford during the weekday.

2012/10/13

Metro-North Railroad train at the Croton-Harmon Station - Croton-on-Hudson, NY - Jul 20, 2012 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Metro-North Railroad Won’t Add Queens Train Stop, Despite Student’s Petition

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority told 1010 WINS that, despite a college student’s petition to open a train stop in Queens, it won’t be happening anytime soon.

2012/10/02

An ad paid for by the American Freedom Defense Initiative at a Metro-North station in Larchmont, NY on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 (credit: Al Jones/1010 WINS)

‘Islamorealism’ Ads Coming Down In Westchester Metro-North Train Stations

An MTA spokesman said most of the ads have been taken down, saying that they had run their course. But opponents of the ads said the damage has already been done.

2012/09/06

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