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A new M-8 rail car is seen in Stamford, CT - Mar 1, 2011 - Photo: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880

Quiet Cars Coming To New Haven Line

Want to just sit there and read on your train ride through Connecticut? You’ll love this story!

2011/12/20

A Metro-North Railroad train arrives - Port Chester, NY - Nov 28, 2011 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Metro-North Changes Strategy For Bad Weather

As winter fast approaches, the Metro-North Railroad is changing its strategy for how it deals with bad weather on the New Haven Line.

2011/11/28

Metro-North Railroad station - Fairfield, CT (file / credit: MTA)

Parking Problems Persist At Fairfield County Train Stations

New Haven Line commuters often wait for years and years before they get their hands on a parking permit at any of the train stations along the line.

2011/10/24

Metro-North Railroad station - Westport, CT - Aug 30, 2011 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Electronics Thefts Up On Metro-North Railroad

While major crimes like robberies and assaults are down, Metro-North is reporting a jump in the theft of electronics.

2011/10/18

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

MTA Cancelling 6 Inbound Metro-North Trains

Metro-North says it is cancelling two inbound trains per line during the morning rush due to unfinished power supply upgrades.

2011/10/11

Metro-North Railroad (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

New Haven Line Fare Hike Still A Possibility Despite Union Concessions

Higher fares are always a possibility, but many believed they were off the table for the New Haven Line when the state’s unions decided to play ball in a package of concessions for the state budget.

2011/09/22

Commute In Tri-State Area Still Complicated By Aftermath Of Irene

Some commuters throughout the Tri-State area are still dealing with less than ideal mass transit service thanks to flooding and damage from Irene.

2011/08/30

The Stamford Metro-North Station - File Photo

Commuters Sound Off At New Haven Line Fare Hike Hearing

Fares are likely going up on Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line, but by how much? Commuters got their say at two hearings in Stamford on Tuesday.

2011/08/24

A Metro-North train is seen in Stamford, CT - Aug 28, 2009 - Photo: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880

Hearings Today In Stamford On New Haven Line Fare Hikes

If you have something to say about fares on Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line, find some room in your schedule today and make it to Stamford.

2011/08/23

Metro-North Railroad Train (file / credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

92-Year-Old Driver Injured After Metro-North Train Hits Car On Tracks In Darien

Metro-North Railroad officials say a train struck a car in Darien that was driven by a 92-year-old man who had stopped on the tracks.

2011/08/17

Metro-North Is Sorry About Stranded Hot Train Incident

Metro-North Railroad is apologizing and promising reforms after passengers last month were stuck inside a disabled train during the heat wave.

2011/08/17

Metro-North Railroad station - Westport, CT (file / credit: MTA)

Metro-North Meeting With Westport Officials Over Heat Debacle

Officials are trying to get to the bottom of what happened last Friday when a New Haven Line train got stranded near Westport.

2011/07/29

Metro-North Responds To Friday Heat Problem Outside Westport

For passengers outside of Westport, Connecticut on Friday, high temperatures spelled doom when the overhead wires overheated and tangled with a power arm on the train.

2011/07/25

Bronx residents cooling off to beat the hear. (credit: CBS 2)

Newark Hits Record-High 102; Excessive Heat Warning Until Late Friday

Teterboro, N.J., reached 100 degrees and Central Park hit a high of 97. With the humidity factored in, the 97-degree temperature in Central Park actually felt like 109 degrees.

2011/07/21