Metro-North

Metro-North trains will be running on a normal schedule Monday morning after days of delays due to issues with power lines, according to the MTA. Passengers were stranded for hours after power lines came down near Southport on Thursday afternoon. Some people spent five hours on trains that were stopped due to the issues. On Thursday night, 1,200 passengers on…

Metro-North is warning passengers on the New Haven line that they might experience delays or cancelations during the evening rush hour on Wednesday because of storm damage. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said crews are working to address a washout this week’s storms caused near South Norwalk. New Haven Line customers might experience delays of up to 15 minutes and some…

A person who was hit by a train near Greenwich on Tuesday morning has died, according to Metro-North Railroad. The person was on the tracks when they were struck around 5:20 a.m., according to Metro-North. The train was heading west and 50 passengers were on it. None of the passengers were injured. They were moved to another train between 6:27…

Metro-North Railroad is going to have its first ever Holiday Lights Train and it will start running on Friday. The Holiday Lights Train will be decorated with colorful lights and there will be special holiday-themed safety messages at some stations. The Holiday Lights Train, which is an electric train, will operate on a random rotation of regularly scheduled trains at…

Known for informing riders in his familiar voice “This is the train to…”, Van Ritshie died at the age of 80 after spending more than 50 years in the radio and voiceover business.

Looking to get to Yankee Stadium for World Series games 3, 4, or possibly 5? The commute just got a little easier.

If a bathroom on a Metro-North train or at a train station needs to be cleaned, the railroad wants to know, and they have launched a program intended to make it easy to tell them. MTA Metro-North Railroad said it has launched a new pilot program for passengers to let the railroad know when a station or train car restroom…

Work is continuing to repair Metro-North’s Waterbury branch after storm damage in August and the MTA is modifying the schedule for buses transporting passengers on that route. Starting Sept. 16, schedules for the buses that have been replacing trains on the line will depart earlier than normal train times. Information on changes will be available through the TrainTime app or…

Metro-North is adding service on the New Haven Line to help fans get to Yankee Stadium this weekend as the Yankees and Red Sox compete in one of the biggest rivalries in sports. The four-day homestand started on Thursday night and there are games at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, 1:05 p.m. on Saturday and 1:35 p.m. on Sunday.  On...

Metro-North service on the New Haven Line is now operating on or close to schedule according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. A signal problem in Stamford caused delays of up to 90 minutes on the New Haven Line, New Canaan Branch, and Waterbury Branch Wednesday morning. The issue was repaired and service was back to normal by about 10 a.m.,…

A train struck a fallen tree near Milford and a train is delayed, according to Metro-North. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said a train with around 50 people onboard hit a tree around 10:49 a.m. and stopped on the tracks near Field Road. One person requested medical attention. The train was heading south on the Waterbury Branch. Metro-North is investigating and…

Metro-North service on the New Haven line has been restored after a downed wire across the tracks caused train service to suspend on Monday evening and service back on schedule. Service was suspended in both directions after a train carrying passengers became entangled in the overhead wires that supply power to the train, fire officials said. It happened near South…

Metro-North is adding extra trains and extra cars to existing trains this weekend and on Monday due to the prolonged closure of I-95 in Norwalk.

Metro-North is adding service over the weekend and on Monday because of the closure of Interstate 95 in Norwalk. A fiery crash at 5:30 a.m. Thursday closed the highway and it remains closed. Officials do not expect it to reopen until Monday morning to allow for crews to remove the Fairfield Avenue, which was damaged by the fire. The Metropolitan…