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Armonk, NY
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First Woman Named Metro-North President
Catherine Rinaldi has been named the first female president of Metro-North Railroad. Rinaldi, has served as acting president of Metro-North since July 2017, and previously was Metro-North’s executive vice president, beginning in 2015. On Wednesday, Feb. 21 she was officially named president. She replaces Joe Giulietti who resigned last July after three years leading the railroad. Giulietti became Metro-North’s president in 2014, following railroad troubles that included a Bridgeport derailment in 2013. Under his watch, the railroad set ridership records in 2016, as the New Haven Line …
Fairfield, CT
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Fatal Metro-North Train Strike Under Investigation
Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Earlier story: No criminality is suspected after a man was fatally struck by a train near the Fairfield Metro-North station. MTA Police detectives are investigating the fatal struck, which took place at approximately 5:15 a.m., a Metro-North spokesperson said, when the 4:37 a.m. train from New Haven, due into Grand Central at 6:34 a.m., fatally struck an unauthorized male west of the station, near Grasmere Avenue in Fairfield. The fatal strike led to lengthy delays on the New Haven line. Officials s…
New Rochelle, NY
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Details Emerge After Two Suspects Nabbed In New Rochelle Stolen Car Chase
It took a true team effort between county and local law enforcement to stop a pair of suspects who allegedly stole a car in New Rochelle on Thursday and led police on a wild foot chase on the Metro-North railroad tracks. A detective in the Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center received an alert at approximately 11:18 a.m. on Wednesday that a stolen Ford Explorer was being driven in downtown New Rochelle. Officers quickly located the vehicle and boxed it in on North Avenue, near the intersection of Huguenot Street, prompting the driver and three passengers to bail and flee, police…
Armonk, NY
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Update: Metro-North Lines Now Operating On, Close To Schedule
Update, 4 p.m. The Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines are now operating on or close to schedule, Metro-North reports. Update, 3:30 p.m. Residual delays remain across all Metro-North lines after the 138th Street Bridge was opened to let a ship pass through. Delays are now as follows: Hudson Line delays up to 25 minutes. Harlem Line delays up 30 minutes. New Haven Line up to 40 minutes. Danbury Branch up to 40 minutes. Original report, 3 p.m.: The opening of the 138th Street Bridge to allow a ship to go through is resulting in delays of up to an hour on all three Metro-North lines Wednes…
Armonk, NY
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Residual Metro-North Delays Following Earlier Disabled Train
This story has been updated. Metro-North's Harlem Line is experiencing delays up to 15 minutes late Friday morning due to an earlier disabled train and track condition, which required attention in the vicinity of the Scarsdale station. The incident initially led to delays of up to 40 minutes.
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Metro-North Train Hits Unoccupied Car On Danbury Branch In Redding
REDDING, Conn. — A Metro-North train hit an unoccupied car on the tracks in Redding along the Danbury Branch late Friday, according to the News-Times. No injuries were reported in the incident, but train service was suspended until early Saturday, the News-Times said. The accident happened at about 11:25 p.m. Friday at the crossing at Topstone Road in Redding, the News-Times said. Trains were running on a regular schedule on Saturday, Metro-North said. Related story: Driver Of Car Hit By Train In Redding Under Investigation For Possible DUI Metro-North is investigating the accident, wh…
Newburgh, NY
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Newburgh Seen As 'Thriving City' In Future, Report Says
NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- What might the City of Newburgh look like in 2040? The Regional Plan Association released its fourth regional plan for New York and New Jersey, citing Newburgh as a flagship place and lays out its vision for the city's future. The group sees the city with a thriving business and culture scene, taking advantage of its location on the Hudson, historic urban fabric, proximity to freight and highway infrastructure and ferry access to the Metro North railroad in Beacon. "A now vibrant downtown features affordable housing, live-work artist spaces, tech startups, and light-…
Scarsdale, NY
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Scarsdale Police Assist Homeless Man Sleeping In Garbage Closet
Police intervention was required in Scarsdale, when a homeless man attempted to beat the cold by taking shelter in the garbage closet of a Spencer Place apartment building. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department were dispatched to 2 Spencer Place at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 3, following reports of an unauthorized African American that was inside the building. Upon arrival, officers were flagged down by the caller, who stated that the suspect - later identified as Victor Charles - had walked down the nearby staircase to the northbound platform of the Metro-North Railroad statio…
