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The Metro-North Railroad is a commuter railroad serving northern suburbs of New York City. It principally uses a fleet of electric railcars for its services; diesel locomotives and push-pull coaches are in use as well for non-electrified portions of the system.
Metro-North Railroad (reporting mark MNCW), [ 8 ] trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, is a suburban commuter rail service operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a public authority of the U.S. state of New York. Metro-North serves the New York Metropolitan Area, running service between New York City and its northern ...
Track gauge. 4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. The M8 is an electric multiple unit railroad car built by Kawasaki for use on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line and the CT Rail Shore Line East. The fleet of 471 cars first entered service in 2011, replacing the M2, M4 and M6 cars, which entered service in 1973, 1987 and 1994 ...
The Metropolitan Transit Authority's board approved a $51.5 billion capital plan, the largest in history, to improve the region’s railroads, subways and buses over the next five years. The plan ...
Metro-North's record week, for the week of May 6, is the first time since the pandemic the railroad has averaged over 200,000 riders for a week, surpassing that total six of the last seven weekdays.
In mid-2012, the MTA issued a joint procurement request for the LIRR and Metro-North for a total of up to 676 M9 railcars, set for delivery between 2016 and 2020. [9] On September 18, 2013, Kawasaki Heavy Industries was awarded a nearly $1.8 billion contract for the order, comprising a base order of 92 cars for the LIRR (costing $355 million) with options for an additional 584 cars (304 for ...
Upcoming track improvement work by Metro-North means schedule adjustments for certain Harlem Line and Hudson Line trains. The changes will begin June 4 and be in effect through Oct. 7.
Track gauge. 4 ft 8 + 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. The M7 is an electric multiple unit railroad car built by Bombardier for use on the MTA 's Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad. With delivery beginning in 2002, the M7 replaced the M1 railcars on both railroads as well as the ACMUs on Metro-North.