Articles about “MetroNorth”
MTA Restores And Adds New Bus Routes, Makes G Extension Permanent
Good news, everybody! (bitchcakesny's flickr). Aw, the MTA is giving a little bit back to its riders. And like the victim in an abusive relationship we're just so happy to know they care that we're almost...
Controversy Over Pro-Palestine Ads At Metro-North Stations
Images from Liliana Segura Some people are trying to get the MTA to remove pro-Palestinian posters from Metro-North stations. The posters, which say, "4.7 million Palestinians are Classified by the U.N. as Refugees" with maps showing...
End Of The Line For Metro-North Engineer Caught Reading While "Driving"
That multi-tasking Metro-North engineer who got caught on cellphone camera reading a local tabloid while simultaneously operating the train has resigned. NBC New York reports that the still-unidentified engineer had worked for the MTA since 1988,...
Ha! After Embarrassing Video, Some Metro-North Train Operators Opting For Subterfuge
After a revealing video that showed a Metro-North train operator reading the newspaper (while he probably should have been, you know, paying more attention to the train's journey) was shared with NBC 4, the MTA suspended...
Video: Metro North Train Operator Engrossed In Newspaper While Driving Train
We all lead busy lives, and it can be a challenge to stay on top of current events. Tip: using your commute to catch up on the news can a great way to stay informed—just ask this...
Watch Out, "Very Well-Educated Person": Metro-North Brings Quiet Cars To All Rush-Hour Trains
First, fancy new train cars, now, silencio! The pilot program for quiet cars on Metro-North trains has proven so popular that it'll be rolled out to all lines. According to the Post, "The railroad says the...
Video: Rowdy St. Patty's Day Revelers Turn Train Luggage Rack Into Luge
Oh, the fun to be had on St. Patrick's Day! As this lively video demonstrates, there's no reason to wait until you arrive at the watering hole of your choice to start getting your "Irish" on....
Smoking Ban On LIRR, Metro-North Platforms In Effect, But Is It Fair?
Xavier Martinez It's been a fun, bold, smooth, satisfying three months, but the grace period is over and the MTA will begin enforcing the smoking ban on outdoor LIRR and Metro-North stations this week. The law,...
Woman Faints, Falls Into Metro-North Tracks At Grand Central
Photograph by norm2006 on Flickr A woman was rescued from the Metro-North tracks at Grand Central Terminal this morning. Authorities say that the 30-year-old "fainted and tumbled" into Track 28 after geting off a train that...
When Will Penn Station Get Metro-North Service?
(Picture Perfect) The MTA is taking seriously a proposal to bring Metro-North and 28,000 more commuters to Penn Station. Trains on the Hudson and New Haven lines would use existing Amtrak lines to service the West...
Video: Charming Harmonica-Playing Metro-North Conductor
Do you know what the Metro-North has besides fancy new seats? An adorable conductor who plays the harmonica and shows off some literal hat tricks who says, "I was born to be clown, but I found...
Metro-North "Pledge To Customers" Vows Crackdown On Seat Hogs
(MTA) It's a big week for Metro-North and LIRR riders, who have just received the railroad's sacred "Pledge to Customers." The pledge, which you can print out and laminate via the MTA website, comes with some...
Planes, Trains And Automobiles Struggle With Fat Americans
In Sao Paolo, there are "fat seats" for obese transit patrons Shortly after learning that half of all Americans will be obese by 2030, the Times has decided to investigate the pressing issue of fat Americans...
New Haven Metro North Cars Getting Pretty Swanky!
Riders of the New Haven line on Metro North: relief is on the way. Those grimy trains that were cool when mustaches weren't ironic are being steadily replaced by these beauties, the M-8. MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan...
MTA's Survey Says More People Are Satisfied With MTA
(Flickr User 1987Porsche944) More New Yorkers are satisfied with the overall comfort and convenience of using the subway, according to a survey conducted by the people who run the subway. In a press release sent out...
Hurrican't Irene Cost MTA $110 Million
The 148th Street Yard at the end of the 3 Line in Harlem after Irene swept through. This is where #3 trains are usually stored. (MTA) Although tropical storm Irene caused serious damage upstate, in New...
Shhhh: Metro-North Expands Quiet Car Pilot To Hudson, Harlem Lines
A nun checks her cellphone on a Metro-North train, presumably quietly (scohen212's flickr). Just as cell service is coming to New York's underground subway stops, Metro-North has announced that it is expanding its pilot "quiet car"...
Photos: Metro-North's Catastrophically Damaged Port Jervis Line
Last week, the MTA made the historic decision to shut service across its system with Hurricane Irene's approach. It took a few days for the MTA to recover from flooding and service was restored—except to the Port...
UPDATE: Metro-North, NJ Transit, LIRR Struggle After Irene
The parking lot at the Metro-North Harriman Station yesterday (MTA) The city's subways are up and running, as are the buses, but the commuter rails that feed into the region are not faring so well. Five...
MTA Offers Photographs Of Irene-Wrecked Stations, Tracks
Perhaps in an effort to shut up critics who mocked its decision to close down systemwide, the MTA has photographs of flooded stations, tracks and railyards—even a mudslide at the Metro-North track near Spuyten Duyvil. NYCTSubwayScoop answered,...
Photos: See Grand Central Terminal (Nearly) Completely Empty
Photograph of Grand Central Terminal by Marjorie Anders/MTA The MTA just released these photographs of Grand Central after the last Metro-North trains left and the MTA police secured the station—all part of the agency's systemwide shutdown...
Cuomo Outlines Hurricane Irene Plans: "We Are Preparing For The Worst"
Flickr user Harris Graber Governor Cuomo has officially announced a full-on MTA shutdown starting tomorrow at noon ahead of Hurricane Irene. Subways, buses, LIRR, Metro-North and Access-A-Ride are all being cancelled, and, if things get really...
Smoking Ban On LIRR, Metro-North Platforms Becomes Law
(Flickr User iriejoy2000) You've got just 90 days left to kill time by killing yourself while waiting for a train on LIRR and Metro-North platforms. Smoking is already verboten on NYC subway platforms, even in if...
Keith Olbermann Is Back, Weighs In On "Very Well-Educated" Metro-North Rider
Keith Olbermann returned to cable television last night with his Current TV version of Countdown with Keith Olbermann. The former ESPN anchor-turned-vocal libtard left MSNBC in January and announced his move to Al Gore's network in...
Video: "Very Well-Educated Person" Flips Out On Metro-North Train
In this instant classic video, a self-described "very well-educated person" chews out the train conductor for doing her job. It's such fun when very well-educated people throw tantrums! According to the person who uploaded the video...
Metro-North To Cars: Get Out Of Our Way, Or Pay
On Sunday, a car and Metro-North train collided in Milford, Connecticut, injuring a woman and her seven-year-old daughter. There are still conflicting reports about who is to blame for the accident, but today, Metro-North made it...
New Haven Line Rolls Out New M-8 Cars
Via MTA New Haven Line commuters who are used to their M-2 cars and all the scheduling problems they create are in for an upgrade. After months of testing, the MTA revealed the first of the...
Slain Poughkeepsie Cop To Be Buried In Brooklyn Today
Right now, there's the funeral procession for Poughkeepsie police officer John Falcone is heading to Brooklyn, where he will be buried at the Cemetery of the Holy Cross. Falcone was killed in the line of duty...
Poughkeepsie Cop Killed Near Metro-North Station, 2 More Dead
Yesterday afternoon, a series of shootings near the Metro-North station in Poughkeepsie have left three people dead, including a police officer. The Poughkeepsie Journal reports, "Police said a man apparently shot and killed his wife in a...
Grand Central Terminal Apple Store Rumor Excites Nerds
Original photograph of Grand Central Terminal by bitchcakesny on Flickr Will Beaux Arts style meet sleek technology? Well, if the Cult of Mac's report is to be believed, then Apple is putting its largest store at...