Topic: Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company
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Collision closes New York area train route as NTSB investigates (+video)
A team from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived Saturday to investigate a commuter rail collision that caused a prominent railroad line near New York City to be partially closed.
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Cause of Connecticut train crash: Debris on the track? (+video)
An investigation is underway to determine what caused a New Haven-bound train to collide with a New York City-bound train in Connecticut on Friday night. Dozens were hospitalized following the crash on what is the busiest rail line in America, serving 125,000 commuters daily.
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Investigation begins after Connecticut commuter trains collide (+video)
On Friday, two Metro-North Railroad commuter trains collided just outside of Bridgeport, Conn., in what officials are calling a 'major derailment.' Seventy passengers were injured.
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A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects
Power outages now stand at more than 1.8 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5 million. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state.
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View from a transit bus as a Sandy-immobilized New York gets going
Many New Yorkers ventured back to work two days after the city was yanked to a standstill by hurricane Sandy. But normal patterns of travel remain disrupted, as the Monitor's own reporter can attest.
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Irene update: Why New Yorkers face a rough commute Monday
New York's public transit was shut down ahead of tropical storm Irene. That may have saved trains and buses from damage, but flooding and downed trees mean the whole system has to be inspected.
08/28/2011 07:13 pm -
As winter storm blasts Northeast, 70 percent of US now coated in snow
Snowfall totals from the winter storm are expected to be 2 feet and higher in parts of New England. New York City got 9 inches of the white stuff. Transportation havoc ensues, especially at airports.
01/12/2011 01:11 pm -
From New York's MTA, LIRR to Boston's MBTA, winter storm slows transit
New York transit – including the MTA, LIRR, and Metro North – has seen significant delays in the wake of a winter storm that covered rails in as much as two feet of snow.
12/28/2010 11:47 am -
The New Economy When snow stalls states, MTA transit, who's hit the worst?
The weekend snowstorm, which forced six states into emergency mode and partially paralyzed New York's MTA system, hit hourly workers especially hard.
12/27/2010 02:45 pm -
Dog days of summer vacation
Discover the most dog-friendly destinations in the US and Canada.
05/22/2008 01:00 am
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