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Press Release
June 14, 2019
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Metro-North to Update Public on Construction of Empire State Trail – Maybrook Trailway

MTA Metro-North Railroad today announced plans to hold information sessions on June 19 and 20 for the public to learn more about the design and construction of the Empire State Trail – Maybrook Trailway Section, a 23-mile shared-use bicycle and pedestrian path occupying the Metro-North Railroad Beacon Line corridor. Construction of the trail is scheduled to begin later this month.

Press Release
June 6, 2019
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New Tenants to Transform Metro-North’s Bronxville Station House

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority today announced that Metro-North Railroad’s Bronxville Station building will be reimagined, becoming a more vibrant, welcoming place with amenities for customers and residents alike.

Press Release
June 5, 2019
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Metro-North Railroad and AvalonBay Communities Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony to Mark Start of Construction of Transit-Oriented Development at Harrison Station

MTA Metro-North Railroad and AvalonBay Communities, one of the nation’s leading multifamily builders, held a groundbreaking ceremony at the Harrison station today to mark the start of construction of a mixed-use development project on the south side of the station.

Press Release
May 30, 2019
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Metro-North to Make Upgrades to Upper Harlem Line May 31, June 1-2

On the weekend of June 1-2, Metro-North Railroad crews will replace the Wheeler Street railroad crossing in Wingdale, resurface and weld tracks and cut back overgrown brush. As a result of this important work to maintain the safety and reliability of the tracks, buses will substitute for trains from the evening of Friday, May 31, throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2. 

Service details follow.

Southbound to Southeast

Press Release
May 21, 2019
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Metro-North Offers Special Getaway Service for Memorial Day Weekend

Metro-North has you covered with plenty of trains during the Memorial Day weekend. On Friday, May 24, the start of the Memorial Day weekend and unofficial start of summer, Metro-North has 17 extra getaway trains departing from Grand Central Terminal between 12:58 p.m. and 4:11 p.m. Some peak trains between 5:18 p.m. and 7:28 p.m. will be canceled/combined due to reduced ridership in this time period.

All extra and cancelled trains are shown in current timetables, the Metro-North Train Time app and online MTA.info.

Service details for the holiday weekend are below:

Press Release
May 21, 2019
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Metro-North Meets Milestones in Way Ahead Plan to Transform the Railroad

MTA Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi today announced a series of key accomplishments in implementing the railroad’s Way Ahead plan, a roadmap that details actions to enhance safety, service, infrastructure, communications, and transform customers’ day-to-day commuting experience. Metro-North launched Way Ahead six months ago as a proactive response to growing ridership, changing demographics and the evolving needs of customers.

Press Release
May 16, 2019
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Metro-North to Host 10th Annual Staycation Event in Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday, May 22

Just in time for Memorial Day and the unofficial start of summer, discover places to go and things to do that are an easy train ride away at MTA Metro-North Railroad’s 10th annual Staycation Showcase at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday, May 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Press Release
May 15, 2019
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Metro-North Crews to Make Infrastructure Improvements to New Canaan Branch This Weekend

MTA Metro-North Railroad advises customers that as part of the complete upgrade of the New Canaan Branch signal system, crews will continue work installing Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment this weekend, May 17-19.  

PTC is a technology designed to reduce the potential for human error that can lead to train-involved accidents. This weekend, crews will connect software required to make PTC operational on the branch.

Elsewhere along the branch, crews will upgrade a crossing mechanism at Omega Drive in Springdale, cut back tree branches and weld track.

Press Release
May 7, 2019
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Metro-North and Playland Park Kick Off Summer Season

Take a spin on the carousel. Stroll along the boardwalk. Bring the family. Bring a friend. What better way to spend a summer day than at Rye Playland Amusement Park?  

Press Release
April 24, 2019
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Metro-North Railroad to Host 7th Annual Blood Drive at Grand Central Terminal on Thursday, April 25

Metro-North Railroad encourages customers and employees to take a moment from their day tomorrow to donate blood and help save lives. Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall will be the site of a huge community blood drive as MTA Metro-North Railroad partners with the New York Blood Center for a 12-hour blood drive from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., tomorrow, Thursday, April 25.

Metro-North and the New York Blood Center are asking people to decide to make a difference on Thursday by visiting to the “donation station” in Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall and donating blood.

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