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Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line M-8 Train at Grand Central Terminal (file / credit: Evan Bindelglass / WCBS 880)

Metro-North Adding Dozens Of Trains To Its Schedules

You might not even need a train schedule to ride the rails as Metro-North Railroad is adding 79 trains to its three lines starting on Sunday, October 14.

2012/10/04

(credit: YouTube.com/SNCRwy aka 'Excited Train Guy')

‘Double Trainbow?’ Upstate Man Gets Very Excited About Train

Remember how excited that guy was about that double rainbow? Well, he’s got some competition from a train fan in upstate New York.

2012/08/02

Metro-North President Howard Permut - Cortlandt, NY - Feb 15, 2012 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

Cortlandt Metro-North Station Adds 700+ Parking Spaces

It’s not everyday that hundreds of new train station parking spaces open up in Metro-North territory, but that’s what has happened at the Cortlandt station.

2012/02/15

A Metro-North Railroad M-8 car pulls into Grand Central Terminal - New York, NY - Mar 1, 2011 - Photo: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880

New Haven Line Bill Of Rights To Be Posted This Week

It’s been a decade in the making for riders on the New Haven Line, but a bill of rights is finally on the way.

2012/01/23

An overhead power line fell onto a train line in Metuchen on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 (credit: CBS 2)

Overhead Wire Falls On NJ TRANSIT Train Full Of Passengers

Trains are back on track on NJ TRANSIT’s Northeast Corridor after an overhead power line fell onto a train line in Metuchen Tuesday morning.

2011/11/08

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

Quiet Cars Make Debut On Metro-North Railroad

If tranquility on the train is what you seek – an escape from inconsiderate cell phone shouters and blabbing, blathering bozos – Metro-North hears you loud and clear.

2011/10/17

Sen. Charles Schumer proposes a 'Bill of Rights' for LIRR passengers on Oct. 10, 2011 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Sen. Charles Schumer Proposes ‘Passenger Bill Of Rights’ For LIRR Riders

Schumer wants more to be done to help commuters navigate the system and stay informed during service changes.

2011/10/10

Traffic on the Long Island Expressway - Oct 6, 2011 (credit: TrafficLand)

Officials Discuss Plan To Reduce Traffic And Increase Connectivity On Long Island

Lawmakers say a major plan, called Connect Long Island, would increase public transportation and reduce car use.

2011/10/06

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

Metro-North Railroad Adding ‘Quiet Cars’

Suburban commuters may soon be able to travel in a railroad car where the loudest noise is a subdued conversation.

2011/09/23

NJ Transit Concourse at Penn Station - New York, NY (file / credit: Mario Tama/Gettty Images)

Sen. Mendendez Warns NJT Derailment Sign Of Trouble To Come

This morning’s commute was much smoother, with NJ Transit having recovered from this week’s derailment. But it might not be smooth for much longer.

2011/08/11

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

Heat Incident Prompts Meeting Between Metro-North, Westport Emergency Responders

Metro-North officials have agreed to meet with emergency responders from Westport to address concerns that passengers were stuck on a train last week in triple-digit heat.

2011/07/26

Jay Walder, MTA chairman opens new Jay Street-Metrotech Station (Photo/Ginny Kosola)

MTA Chairman Jay Walder Announces Resignation

Jay Walder is resigning as chairman and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority effective Oct. 21.

2011/07/21

An NJ Transit train is seen at Penn Station - New York, NY - Oct 26, 2010 - Photo: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880

Morning Amtrak Power Problems Snarl NJ Transit, Highlight Aging Infrastructure

Amtrak officials are eyeing an electrical substation in Richmond, Va., as the possible source of a voltage problem that halted trains between New York and Philadelphia.

2011/06/23