Metro-North Railroad

'Unusual condition' on track before New York-area train crash

2013-05-24 12:45:00

NEW YORK — The conductor of a train involved in a derailment and crash outside New York City last week noticed an "unusual condition" on the track before the cars went off the rails, and the area where the wreck occurred had recently undergone...

11-member panel named to study Metrolink safety

2008-10-11 00:00:00

In the wake of the devastating Chatsworth train crash last month, Metrolink's board Friday appointed an 11-member panel of industry experts to take a comprehensive look at the commuter rail's safety and operating procedures. The group, composed of people...

Conn. train service to return to normal Wednesday after last week's derailment

2013-05-21 18:01:02

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — After a nearly four-hour commute Tuesday morning, Orlando Cordero was thrilled to hear train service was returning to normal as workers were finishing repair to tracks damaged by last week's train collision in Bridgeport....

Conn. lawmakers plan hearings on train derailment as commuters endure slow trips

2013-05-20 15:29:33

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuters navigated a patchwork of cars, trains and buses along Connecticut's shoreline Monday, encountering lengthy delays as authorities probed the cause of a train collision that disrupted one of the nation's oldest and...

Commutes long, slow after Connecticut train derailment

2013-05-20 08:01:00

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make what...

Tr�fico pesado pero el plan de Metro-Norte para los que viajan hacia sus trabajos continua como esperado

2013-05-20 08:21:00

El tr�fico era pesado y los trenes corr�an varios minutos tarde, pero el plan para movilizar miles de trabajadores circundando las l�neas de ferrocarril deshabilitadas en Bridgeport continuaban sin problemas durante el lunes. El descarrilamiento y...

Damaged trains being removed from wreck site

2013-05-19 08:34:00

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said. Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan...

20 to 25 injured as Conn. commuter trains collide

2013-05-17 16:27:00

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut. Police say that 20 or more people were injured, but that there were no fatalities. LIVE VIDEO: WCBS aerials of train collision in Bridgeport,...

'Transit Disaster' in NYC, Markets Closed for 2nd Day

2012-10-30 06:58:00

NEW YORK -- Parts of the world's financial capital awoke Tuesday in the dark and without public transportation after a massive storm flooded tunnels, forced the closure of bridges and roads and left New Yorkers with no way to reach their jobs. The storm'...

Bloomberg Orders Mandatory Evacuations For Low-Lying Areas Of NYC

2011-08-26 14:32:00

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn't taking any chances with Hurricane Irene, ordering a first-ever mandatory evacuation for all New Yorkers living in low-lying areas of the city. Bloomberg said residents living in Zone-A SEE ALL NEW YORK CITY...

NYC's subway back on track for commute after Irene

2011-08-29 05:03:00

NEW YORK — New York City subways resumed service Monday after Tropical Storm Irene forced an unprecedented closure of the nation's largest mass transit system. Trains and buses in and around the metropolitan area faced their first major test as...

Most MTA Subway, LIRR Service Restored Monday

2011-08-29 06:39:00

While an exact time for complete MTA service to be restored is unknown, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and MTA Chairman Jay Walder announced that restoration will begin at 6 a.m. Monday. The restoration plan will have some lines on the subways, buses and...

Metro-North Railroad officials tour the scene of the train derailment in Connecticut.

2013-05-18 00:00:00