Metro-North Has Lofty Goals For On-Time Performance Despite Ongoing Maintenance Projects
STAMFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork) -- Metro-North has laid out its maintenance agenda and projected on-time performance for 2015.
Because of ongoing track and bridge work, Metro-North delays will be inevitable, but Glen Hayden, Metro-North's vice president of engineering, said while most work is scheduled for nights and weekends, much will have to be done during peak hours. Thus, he notes, the projected on-time performance for this year is 93 percent -- 92 percent during off-peak hours.
"That lower off-peak goal reflects the fact that I and my folks are going to be out there working on those off-peak times," Hayden told WCBS 880 Connecticut Bureau Chief Fran Schneidau.
Metro-North Has Lofty Goals For On-Time Performance In 2015 Despite Ongoing Maintenance Projects
Hayden said it may not be until next year when proactive railroad maintenance can be replace reactive mode.
This year, Metro-North will continue to clean or fix "foul ballast" -- small stones that stabilize the tracks -- throughout the system. The railroad also will work to improve drainage to prevent standing water from damaging tracks and replace ties in areas that hard-to-reach areas, such as interlockings and locations adjacent to station platforms.
Last year, nearly 85 million riders used Metro-North -- a record.
