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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2019

Metro-North Railroad lands grant to set up PTC test lab

Will help improve the performance of PTC radio spectrum utilization required to make PTC operational on the Northeast Corridor.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2018

Metro-North launches plan to enhance, upgrade rail system

Way Ahead is a proactive response to growing ridership, changing demographics, and the evolving needs of customers.

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Newsby StaffOctober 16, 2018

Report proposes integrating Metro-North, LIRR fares to boost access

NYC Comptroller Stringer called on the MTA to improve job access, reduce commute times, extend the reach of the transit system, and relieve overcrowding.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2018

Metro-North, Penguin Random House launch ‘Grand Central Reads' program

The partnership will utilize recently expanded and improved free Wi-Fi and wireless service activated by AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2018

New intercity rail service launches in Connecticut

Connects to a number of other rail services, including Metro-North, Shoreline East, and Amtrak including Amtrak’s Acela

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2018

Report suggests merging LIRR, NJ Transit, and Metro-North

The "Trans-Regional Express," or "T-REX," would connect the systems to greatly cut travel times and increase capacity on rail lines that will only see more strain as the area's population grows.

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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2018

Metro-North to enhance accessibility, upgrade tech for rail station project

The revitalized White Plains station will have a more customer friendly focus, making commuting easier and more pleasant for the 12,000 customers who board trains there on an average weekday.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 21, 2018

MTA names new president of Metro-North Railroad

Catherine Rinaldi, the sixth president of MTA Metro-North Railroad, has served as acting president since July 2017.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2017

NY rail systems begin using work trains to clear 'slimy leaf debris'

A specialized Metro-North work train sprays water at high pressure, and specially equipped highway/rail trucks use rail scrubbers to remove crushed leaf residue from the tracks.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2017

Driver’s actions led to Metro-North grade crossing collision, NTSB finds

The SUV driver died, along with five passengers on the train, in the Feb. 3, 2015, accident. The rail passengers were killed when 343 feet of the third rail, which powers the train, penetrated the floor of the first train car and struck passengers.

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