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'Unusual condition' on track before New York-area train crash
NEW YORK — The conductor of a train involved in a derailment and crash outside New York City last week noticed an "unusual condition" on the track before the cars went off the rails, and the area where the wreck occurred had recently undergone...Tags: Amtrak, Transportation Industry, Railway Accidents, Grand Central Terminal, New York City
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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: Dannel P. Malloy , Grand Central Terminal, Waterbury, New York City, Commuting
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Tráfico pesado pero el plan de Metro-Norte para los que viajan hacia sus trabajos continua como esperado
El Hartford CourantEl tráfico era pesado y los trenes corrían varios minutos tarde, pero el plan para movilizar miles de trabajadores circundando las líneas de ferrocarril deshabilitadas en Bridgeport continuaban sin problemas durante el lunes. El descarrilamiento y...Tags: Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Hamden (New Haven, Connecticut), Dannel P. Malloy , Washington, DC, South Norwalk
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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: Transportation Industry, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Grand Central Terminal, Waterbury, New York City
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20 to 25 injured as Conn. commuter trains collide
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut. Police say that 20 or more people were injured, but that there were no fatalities. LIVE VIDEO: WCBS aerials of train collision in Bridgeport,...
Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Railway Transportation
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'Transit Disaster' in NYC, Markets Closed for 2nd Day
CNNNEW YORK -- Parts of the world's financial capital awoke Tuesday in the dark and without public transportation after a massive storm flooded tunnels, forced the closure of bridges and roads and left New Yorkers with no way to reach their jobs. The storm'...Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Subway Transportation, New York City, Transportation, Stock Market
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Bloomberg Orders Mandatory Evacuations For Low-Lying Areas Of NYC
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn't taking any chances with Hurricane Irene, ordering a first-ever mandatory evacuation for all New Yorkers living in low-lying areas of the city.
Bloomberg said residents living in Zone-A SEE ALL NEW YORK CITY...Tags: New York, Health, Midland Beach, Long Island Rail Road, Regional Authority
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NYC's subway back on track for commute after Irene
NEW YORK — New York City subways resumed service Monday after Tropical Storm Irene forced an unprecedented closure of the nation's largest mass transit system. Trains and buses in and around the metropolitan area faced their first major test as...Tags: New York, New Jersey, Long Island Rail Road, Subway Transportation, Andrew Cuomo
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Most MTA Subway, LIRR Service Restored Monday
Staff reporterWhile an exact time for complete MTA service to be restored is unknown, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and MTA Chairman Jay Walder announced that restoration will begin at 6 a.m. Monday. The restoration plan will have some lines on the subways, buses and...Tags: Staten Island (New York City), St. George, Long Island Rail Road, Subway Transportation, Andrew Cuomo
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Irene: Wet, deadly and expensive, but no monster
NEW YORK — The storm that had been Hurricane Irene crossed into Canada overnight but wasn't yet through with the U.S., where flood waters threatened Vermont towns and New Yorkers who returned to work had to make do with a slowly reopening transit...Tags: International Travel, Long Island Sound, New Jersey, Bob McDonnell, Weather Reports
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Killer storm leaves Vt. homeowners, towns stranded
NEWFANE, Vt. (AP) — When Hurricane Irene unleashed its wrath on Newfane, Vt., Martin and Sue Saylor were among the lucky ones. All they lost was the road to their hillside home, and their utilities.
The Saylors survived, but at a cost: Rivers of...Tags: New York, Easton (Fairfield, Connecticut), New Jersey, Hurricane Damage, Long Island Rail Road
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Rare, Deadly October Storm Hangs On In Northeast
REUTERSOne of the darkest Halloweens ever loomed for roughly 2.8 million households left without power on Sunday by a rare October snowstorm in the Northeast that bedeviled transportation and killed at least eight people. Jack-o'-lanterns peeked through record-...Tags: Forests, Snow Storms, Dannel P. Malloy , Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), New York City
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