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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.
Metro-North Railroad rolling stock. 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.
The MTA set out to find capital funds to make upgrades in the late 1990s, and work has been underway since 2001 to make those necessary upgrades. "The Harmon Yard is the heart of Metro-North's ...
Number of vehicles. 2,429 commuter rail cars. 6,418 subway cars. 61 SIR cars. 5,725 buses [1] The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced this week that the Purdy’s Metro-North Station, already accessible with two elevators, has been made fully accessible with the opening ...
The MTA says that during the pilot study last fall, Metro-North was able to safely clean over 12,000 miles of track with the laser train, resulting in a 40 percent reduction in slip/slide events ...
In mid-August, the transportation agency plans to combine its Metro-North Train Time, Long Island Rail Road TrainTime and MTA eTix apps into one seamless app called TrainTime, the MTA announced ...
Port Jervis station is a commuter rail stop owned by Metro-North Railroad serving trains on the Port Jervis Line, located in Port Jervis, New York. It is the western terminus of the Port Jervis Line. Located slightly off US 6 and 209 in downtown Port Jervis, it is the westernmost station in the Metro-North system.