Articles about “MetroNorth”
Photos: Adorable Dog Chases Metro-North Train From Bronx To Manhattan
A dog with a need for speed decided to "race" a Metro-North train yesterday. The train's engineer was amazed, telling the Post, "She was just running like she didn’t have a care in the world." According to...
Two People Fatally Struck By Trains In Separate Incidents In Manhattan
rian castillo's flickr Two people were fatally struck by trains in separate incidents in Manhattan last night. According to police, a man believed to be in his 30s was walking between cars on a northbound Q...
LIRR & Metro-North Ban Train Boozing On St. Patrick's Day
As far as horrorshow holiday-themed drinking weekends go, it's hard to tell whether St. Patrick's Day or the dreaded SantaCon is worse. On the one hand, St. Patrick's Day has a whole parade full of people...
Metro-North Suffers From "Deficient Safety Culture" According To Federal Investigation
A federal assessment of Metro-North management operations has revealed that the agency's managers' focus on timeliness of trains has created "safety-critical shortfalls" within the system. The report suggests these shortfalls may have contributed to four serious...
[UPDATED] Limited Metro-North Service In And Out Of Grand Central Terminal
(Getty) [UPDATES BELOW] The MTA has suspended all service operating in and out of Grand Central Terminal thanks to the deadly explosion that demolished two East Harlem buildings this morning. Commuters traveling into GCT will disembark...
Metro-North Worker Fatally Struck By Train In East Harlem
(Bitch Cakes / Flickr) A Metro-North worker was killed by a train shortly before 1 a.m. this morning. According to the MTA, the unidentified employee was working on the tracks at Park Avenue and East 106th...
Metro-North Conductor Writes Apology Letters To 500 Passengers, Gets Reprimanded
(Via @Shawdogs65) Commuters who boarded the 6:52 a.m. Metro-North train from New Haven to NYC on Monday found quite a surprise waiting for them on every seat: a formal letter of apology from conductor Michael Shaw...
The MTA Has A Few Changes In Store For Your Evening Commute
A Metro-North train having a fun day in the snow. (MTA Photos) If you were foolish enough to leave your apartment today to make money to feed your family, you're in for a treat of an...
Body Found In Still-Burning Car In Metro-North Parking Lot
A 40-year-old man was found dead in a car ablaze in a Metro-North parking lot. The man, who has not been identified, was found in a late-model Chevy Tahoe at the Purdys station in North Salem...
Metro-North Employee Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Rider On Train
Photograph by Bitch Cakes on Flickr A Metro-North employee was arrested this morning after he allegedly performed a lewd, awful act on a female rider on a New Haven-bound train from Grand Central. Manny Ramos, 34,...
D'oh: Massive MetroNorth Outage Caused By Workers Disconnecting Power
Photo by Rolando Pujol Last night around 7:15 p.m. all MetroNorth trains came to a halt due to what was being called a "signal problem." Passengers were stuck on trains for nearly two hours, and Grand...
Photo: Here's What Grand Central Looks Like When All MetroNorth Trains Stop Running
Following the delays caused by a downed wire last night and this morning, MetroNorth is seeing more problems this evening—this time they say the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Line services are stopped due to signal issues....
Residual Delays On Metro North After Downed Wire Leaves Passengers Stranded
Around 200 Metro-North passengers were stranded for two hours in the cold last night, after their train lost power in Connecticut due to a downed wire. The MTA is telling New Haven Line riders to expect...
Subway, Bus, Commuter Rails Are Up And Running Across NYC
After yesterday's big snow storm, the MTA has planned "modified service" across the system, with most (but not all!) subways lines running pretty much normally. (As of 8:30, the 7 line is struggling.) The agency said, "Crews...
MTA Preps Subways, Buses, Trains For Polar Vortex 2 Commute Home
Photograph of an umbrella-in-snow person from the MTA Mayor de Blasio wants you to stay inside tonight, but first you've got to get home. And the MTA is hoping you leave early! In fact, Metro-North and...
Metro-North President Will Step Down After Terrible Year Of Accidents
(AP) Last year, Metro-North experienced a series of problems, from two trains colliding to the fatal derailment at Spuyten Duyvil. Now, its president will be resigning. According to the NY Times, Howard Permut "announced his retirement...
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Report: Metro-North Operator Probably Won't Face Charges For Nodding Off Before Fatal Crash
William Rockefeller Jr. after the crash (David Torres) The engineer at the helm of the Metro-North train that derailed on December 1st will likely not be charged, despite having admitted to "nodding off" as the train...
Metro-North Also Banning Booze For SantaCon
These tiny alcohol bottles are great for sneaking onto trains. (Katie Sokoler/Gothamist) It appears Christmas has come early courtesy of the MTA, who are presenting us with the gift of sober Santas on all their commuter...
Photos: Metro-North Adds Safety Measures For Dangerous Spuyten-Duyvil Curve
A week after the deadly train derailment at a sharp Bronx curve, the MTA has made improvements for the Metro-North trains that run on that track. MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast said, "Metro-North is taking important steps to...
Feds Order MTA To Modify Metro-North Signal System
Crews at Spuyten Duyvil on December 2nd (Getty Images) The Federal Railroad Administration has ordered a modification of the Metro-North system in light of Sunday's tragic derailment, calling for additional signal system technology that would alert...
Union Admits Metro-North Operator "Basically Nodded" Off Before Derailment
William Rockefeller Jr. after the crash (David Torres) Investigators are still sorting through all the facts around last Sunday's fatal Metro-North train derailment in The Bronx, but the chief of the operator's union admitted yesterday that...
Metro-North Restore Hudson Line, But Feds Have 'Serious Concerns'
The MTA has restored service to the Metro-North Hudson Line, three days after the deadly train derailment that killed four and injured dozens of others. However, many are questioning whether the agency has done enough to ensure...
Metro-North Operator: "I Was In A Daze" Before Derailment
The first thing the Metro-North train operator allegedly told investigators after Sunday's horrific derailment in the Bronx was, “I was in a daze," according to law-enforcement sources who spoke with the Post and the News. According...
Metro-North Derailment Victims: A Nurse, A Girl Scout Troop Leader, And Two Loving Fathers
James Lovell with two of his sons. (Via @finnsux's Instagram) As officials continue to investigate what caused Sunday's deadly Metro-North derailment in Spuyten Duyvil, friends and family members of the victims have begun to shed light...
Metro-North Train Operator Was 'Zoned Out' Or Sleeping, According To Reports
The operator of the Metro-North train that derailed in the Bronx, killing four passengers and injuring over 60 others, was reportedly sleeping or "zoned out." This comes a day after the National Transportation Safety Board found that...
[UPDATE] Metro-North Operator Says He "Dumped The Brakes" Before Fatal Derailment
[UPDATE BELOW] It may take weeks or even months for investigators to definitively determine the cause of the deadly Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx on Sunday morning. But speed was almost certainly a factor in...
Villagers Used Snowballs To Fight Fire In 1882 Train Crash At Spuyten Duyvil
Illustration of crash from January 1882 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Yesterday's tragic Metro-North derailment is reminiscent of a deadly train crash in 1882, which occurred near the same curve near Spuyten Duyvil. The crash...
Report: Bloomberg Kept On Golfing In Bermuda After Being Told Of Train Derailment
Bloomberg golfing in 2008. (Getty) The Bloomberg administration has a longstanding policy of not disclosing the mayor's whereabouts when he has no public events scheduled, but many suspected the billionaire was in Bermuda this weekend when...
Metro-North Derailment Victims Say Train "Was Going Pretty Fast," Bodies Were Flying Around
Authorities have identified the four people who died in Sunday's Metro-North train derailment at Spuyten Duyvil in the Bronx, as other dozens of other victims remain hospitalized for their injuries. One passenger told the NY Times...