0

New Canaan Service Resumes Shortly

Posted by
on August 30th, 2011 at 2:44 pm

Just a few minutes ago, the MTA sent word out that service on the Metro-North’s New Canaan branch will resume this afternoon. The first train will be the 3:57 from Stamford, due in New Canaan at 4:14.

xoxo Transit Blogger

You might enjoy reading these related entries:
Metro-North, Service Alerts
0

Metro-North Restores 85% Of Peak Service

Posted by
on August 29th, 2011 at 6:28 pm

Hot off the presses via email:

On Tuesday, August 30, MTA Metro-North Railroad will resume regular weekday service for 85% of its AM peak customers providing service on the entire Hudson Line, entire New Haven Main Line and the Lower Harlem Line as far as North White Plains.

Service remains suspended due to damage caused by Hurricane Irene on the Upper Harlem and New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury branch lines, East of the Hudson River and on the Port Jervis Line west of the Hudson River. These branches carry about 15% of Metro-North’s total AM Peak customers.

Metro-North crews continue to work around-the-clock to clear the tracks, repair signal systems and restore power despite trees that are continuing to fall. Following all repair efforts, patrol trains have to operate to ensure the safety of the tracks before resuming service.

Metro-North We will continue to restore as much service as possible once we have determined that it is safe to do so.

xoxo Transit Blogger

You might enjoy reading these related entries:
Metro-North, Service Alerts
0

Metro-North Update For Tuesday Service

Posted by
on August 29th, 2011 at 5:49 pm

Just a short time ago, the MTA Metro-North Railroad sent word out for their plans for Tuesday service:

On Tuesday: Metro-North resumes regular weekday service on the Hudson Line, New Haven Line Main Line, and Lower Harlem Line

Service Suspensions Remain in Effect on the Upper Harlem and New Haven Branch Lines.

Metro-North crews continue to work around-the-clock to clear the tracks, repair signal systems and restore power despite trees that are continuing to fall.

Following all repair efforts, patrol trains have to operate to ensure the safety of the tracks before resuming service.

Considering the severity of the storm, a strong thanks should be passed on to workers who have helped restore even this level of service so quickly. The same goes for those who helped get the buses, subways, Staten Island Railway, & Long Island Rail Road back up so quickly.

xoxo Transit Blogger

You might enjoy reading these related entries:
Metro-North, Service Alerts
0

Partial Metro-North Service Resumes At 2PM

Posted by
on August 29th, 2011 at 1:04 pm

Just a couple of minutes ago, the MTA sent word that partial Metro-North service will resume at 2PM. Here are the details:

Metro-North will begin operating a Sunday schedule at 2 PM today, Monday, August 29, on the Lower Hudson and Lower Harlem Lines. In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, Metro-North crews continue to work around-the-clock, assess conditions, clear the tracks and repair the infrastructure.

Metro-North will continue to restore as much service as possible once it is safe to do so.

The following service will be in effect:

On the Lower Hudson Line, a regular Sunday Schedule will be in effect between Grand Central and Croton-Harmon only beginning with the following trains:

Inbound Departures from Croton-Harmon:

• 2 PM from Croton-Harmon; All stops to Grand Central.

• 2:34 PM from Croton-Harmon; Limited stop express to Grand Central.

Outbound Departures from Grand Central:

• 2:20 PM to Croton-Harmon; All stops to Croton-Harmon.
____

On the Lower Harlem Line a regular Sunday Schedule will be in effect between Grand Central and North White Plains only starting with the following trains.

Inbound departures from North White Plains:

• 2:01 PM North White Plains & White Plains, then Express to Grand Central

• 2:08 PM All stops to Grand Central

Outbound Departures from Grand Central:

• 2:25 PM All stops from Fordham to North White Plains

• 2:48 PM Express to White Plains/North White Plains

Customers may use our interactive schedules page to view all train times.

New Haven Line, Upper Hudson, Upper Harlem and New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury Branch Line Services remain suspended. There is still no signal and third-rail power because of downed transmission poles, trees continuing to fall and water-damaged substations. Following all repair efforts, patrols trains have to operate to ensure the safety of the tracks before resuming service.

On the West of Hudson, Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Line service remains suspended today. In particular, water continues to flood sections of the Port Jervis Line making it difficult to assess the full impact of the hurricane to critical infrastructure.

Off-Peak fares will be in effect, and Metro-North will honor West-of-Hudson tickets on the Hudson Line.

Overnight, hundreds of Metro-North crews addressed several mudslides and washouts along the Hudson Line, removed numerous fallen trees on all three train lines, pumped water out of key locations, restored signal and power systems, repaired and replaced switch motors. The difficulty of these efforts was compounded by the significant road closures in the territory.

Customers are urged to monitor media reports for the latest information, check the MTA’s website at http://www.mta.info and sign up for customer email and text message alerts.

Metro-North regrets any inconvenience you may experience as a result of this service disruption due to Hurricane Irene.

I will continue to post updates as I receive them.

xoxo Transit Blogger

You might enjoy reading these related entries:
Metro-North, Service Alerts
0

NYC Subway Service Update

Posted by
on August 29th, 2011 at 6:08 am

Hot off the presses via an e-mail from MTA Headquarters:

As of 6 a.m. this morning, limited service has been restored to all stations on all subway lines. However, as service returns customers should expected slightly longer waits and more crowded trains.

I urge all of you to try & exercise patience this morning as the commute will most likely be more hectic.

xoxo Transit Blogger

You might enjoy reading these related entries:
Service Alerts