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Metro-North also provides local rail service within the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. Metro-North is the descendant of commuter rail services dating back as early as 1832. By 1969, they had all been acquired by Penn Central. MTA acquired all three lines by 1972, but Penn Central continued to operate them under contract.
The department was formed on January 1, 1998, with the consolidation of the Long Island Rail Road Police Department and the Metro-North Railroad Police Department. Since 9/11, the department has expanded in size and has ramped up dramatically its counter-terrorism capabilities, adding canine teams and emergency services officers.
Traffic & Transit New York's Metro-North And LIRR Apps To Combine With MTA E-Tix: MTA MTA e-Tix users will have an automatic update to the TrainTime app, but Metro-North and LIRR app users will ...
The success of the pilot program has led the MTA to extend the program up to the summer of 2020 and renewed calls for the program to be implemented within New York City, where the fare for the Freedom Ticket—if approved—would cost US$2.75 and include free transfers between the LIRR & Metro-North, bus, and subway. [82]
Traffic & Transit MTA Unveils New And Improved Nanuet Metro-North Station The upgrades were dedicated in memory of Orrin Getz, the former vice chair of the Metro-North Railroad.
On July 12, 1988, Metro-North announced plans to build 80 new parking spaces around the station for $140,000 so the lot could accommodate 360 cars. At the time, the station was the second fastest-growing station on Metro-North behind Brewster North with 120% growth since 1982.
Crime & Safety Suspect At Large After Metro-North Parking Lot Shooting: MTA Police Video footage confirmed that the shooting took place at 11:18 p.m. in the station parking lot, according to MTA ...
The 1970 bankruptcy of Penn Central forced it to turn service over to the MTA, which continued through the time it was taken over by Conrail in 1976, and then by Metro-North Railroad in 1983. While there is no official station house, Metro-North does maintain a small two-story brick depot, housing the northbound waiting room, ticket machines ...