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  • Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.
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  • metro north derailment
  • Lisa Colagrossi has the latest on the derailment that made for a messy commute in Connecticut
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  • metro north train collision
  • Lisa Colagrossi reports on how Friday's train crash will affect the commute this week
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  • The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident.
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  • Dozens were injured when trains collided in between the Fairfield metro station and the Bridgeport station.
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  • About 250 people were on board the Metro-North trains when one heading east from Grand Central Station to New Haven derailed about 6:10 p.m.
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  • A brush fire burned along the tracks in Riverdale causing delays on the Metro North Hudson Line.
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  • connecticut train searches
  • Some commuters found themselves delayed as police stopped and searched trains.
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  • Metro-North is adding 187 trains to its schedule this week in what is the biggest and most ambitious expansion in the railroad's history.
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  • The timing is particularly hateful, going up as Jews celebrate Passover.
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  • Metro-North officials are investigating the death of a person struck by a New Haven Line train near the Noroton Heights stop in Darien.
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  • mta fare hikes
  • Commuters went back to work Monday morning paying more to use subways, bridges, buses and tunnels after the MTA's fare increases.
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  • In White Plains, the posted price for a monthly ticket is $229, but go to a machine to buy it and you pay $249. It's a reflection of the new fare hikes coming in March.
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  • Lisa Colagrossi reports on the recovery of mass transit after the winter storm
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  • It's been a long morning for rail commuters as weather-related problems have been reported on NJTransit, LIRR and Metro North.
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  • Train riders in Connecticut are facing fare hikes this new year. Metro North riders rang in 2013 with a 5 percent increase in ticket prices.
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  • Darla Miles reports on the storms that left thousands of Metro-North riders stranded
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  • The MTA has released a mixed progress report on the New York City subway's recovery from Hurricane Sandy.
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  • The Long Island Rail Road has restored limited weekday service on its Long Beach branch.
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  • Part of the former Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel has reopened for automobile traffic as repairs continue after Hurricane Sandy.
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  • Lisa Colagrossi has more on how Hurricane Sandy continues to affect the rails
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  • Marci Gonzalez reports on what you need to know for the commute
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  • A new fall train schedule began on Sunday with 45 additional New Haven Line trains each week, including 30 new weekend trains.
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  • It was a long ride home for some Metro North commuters after a tree came down on some of the tracks.
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  • An ad on train platforms is raising eyebrows because of its message.
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  • Marcus Solis reports Metro North has suspended the engineer pending an investigation
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  • A railroad engineer operating a Metro North train while reading a newspaper and checking text messages has been suspended.
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  • Aiesha Davidson told MTA Police Officers Kieran Killilea and Paul Carufe that her one-month-old daughter, Serenity Green had been sleeping soundly, but suddenly she started making wheezing noises and was frothing at the mouth.
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  • Lisa Colagrossi reports on relief for commuters who hate the noise
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  • Lisa Colagrossi reports from New Rochelle.
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  • Metro-North riders will have quiet cars on all AM and PM peak trains on the North Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines.
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  • A Metro-North worker won a $1 million lawsuit after a jack failed and a rail tie fell on his foot.
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  • Starting Wednesday, smoke on outdoor train platform and you could land behind bars.
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  • The MTA is adding extra trains and bus service Tuesday for fans planning to attend the ticker tape parade for the Super Bowl-champion Giants.
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  • MTA
  • Managers of the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North are making a pledge to riders for safe and reliable service.
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  • transit alert new york area
  • A milestone of sorts Sunday for Metro-North; for the first time since Hurricane Irene, trains along the Port Jervis line are operating on a full schedule.
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  • A new timetable goes into effect on the Port Jervis Line this Sunday, January 15th.
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  • The Metro-North commuter railroad plans to ban cell phone use in certain train cars on the New Haven line beginning Monday.
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  • The Metro-North commuter railroad plans to ban cell phone use in certain train cars on the New Haven line beginning in the upcoming week.
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  • The man allegedly killed his wife and close friend in Hartford. Police searched car by car for the man but never found him.
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  • Marci Gonzalez reports on the MTA resuming full service on Metro-North's Port Jevis line.
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  • The MTA says all trains are now back up and running on the line after Tropical Storm Irene destroyed 14 miles of track.
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  • Metro-North has resumed train service on the Upper Harlem line between Southeast and North White Plains.
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  • transit alert new york area
  • The Metro-North line severely damaged by Tropical Storm Irene will be back on track by the end of next month.
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  • transit alert new york area
  • The ban goes into effect on November 13 for both the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North.
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  • Metro-North's experiment with its Q, or quiet, cars will be expanding.
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  • transit alert new york area
  • There is a little bit of good news for some Metro-North commuters Monday.
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  • Two and a half weeks after Irene, the pictures are still dramatic and the damage is still catastrophic.
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  • transit alert new york area
  • Metro-North Railroad has resumed regular weekday service on the Hudson Line, New Haven main line, and lower and upper Harlem lines.
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  • Lisa Colagrossi reports
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