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Metro-North To Resume Full Service Wednesday; One More Day Of Tough Commuting
The Hartford Courant— Full train service will be restored by Wednesday morning, five days after a Metro-North commuter train derailed and sideswiped another, injuring more than 70 and tearing up 2,000 feet of track, the railroad said Monday evening. "This is very,...Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Westport
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Connecticut rail delays continue, seen repaired by Wednesday
ReutersWESTPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut rail commuters endured crowded and rerouted rides in to work on Monday, as Metro-North worked to repair the busiest U.S. rail line after a two-train collision and derailment injured more than 70 people late...Tags: New York City, Transportation Accidents, Regional Authority, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), South Norwalk
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Metro-North Train Crash Highlights Infrastructure Need
On Friday evening at rush hour, two Metro-North railroad trains, one heading east out of Grand Central Terminal in New York City, the other heading west out of New Haven toward the Big Apple, approached each other on parallel tracks near Bridgeport. In...Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), National Transportation Safety Board, New York City, Transportation Industry, Grand Central Terminal
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52% of low-income, minority CTA riders paying more
As South Side and south suburban Chicago Transit Authority riders figure out the best way to get to work and other activities Monday without Red Line Dan Ryan service, a new analysis shows that the CTA's fare increases for one-day and seven-day passes...
Tags: Poverty, Personal Income, Travel, Civil Rights, Chicago Tribune
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Commutes long, slow after Connecticut train derailment
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make what...
Tags: New York City, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Mount Vernon, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Connecticut gov tells commuters to work from home this week while crash repaired
ReutersBy Richard Weizel and Edith Honan MILFORD, Conn./NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters faced delays and crowded trains on Monday as Metro-North workers scrambled to repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line, caused...Tags: New York City, Transportation Accidents, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), South Norwalk
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MARC gets a boost
Last week presented the sort of opportunity that elected officials crave. As Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the gas tax increase into law, he announced a slew of new Maryland transportation projects — $1.2 billion in all — that can now move...
Tags: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Metra, Maryland Transit Administration, Howard County, Services and Shopping
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REFILE-Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment
Reuters(Removes repeated material) By Richard Weizel BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the...Tags: Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Transportation Accidents, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Stamford
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Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment
ReutersBRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the collision of two trains, officials warned on Sunday....Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Inflatable train a huge hit at Railroad Heritage Days
julieg@herald-mail.comKids couldn’t get enough Sunday of a 59-foot-long inflatable train at Railroad Heritage Days. Going through the bouncy train time after time, kids were smiling whether they were stepping, crawling or falling out of the opening in the locomotive&...Tags: Washington, DC, Arts and Culture, Gardens and Parks, Museums, Transportation
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Railroad coming to U.S. 27? A new vision emerges
A scenic highway on the edge of the Everglades, U.S. 27 seems far away from the hustle and bustle of interstate commerce. It has no strip malls, few stoplights and gas stations. Vast open land — sugar cane fields, farms, sawgrass — surrounds...
Tags: Florida's Turnpike, Everglades, Pembroke Pines, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said. Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan...
Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, New York City, Transportation Accidents, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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