Metro-North

Known for informing riders in his familiar voice “This is the train to…”, Van Ritshie died at the age of 80 after spending more than 50 years in the radio and voiceover business.

Looking to get to Yankee Stadium for World Series games 3, 4, or possibly 5? The commute just got a little easier.

If a bathroom on a Metro-North train or at a train station needs to be cleaned, the railroad wants to know, and they have launched a program intended to make it easy to tell them. MTA Metro-North Railroad said it has launched a new pilot program for passengers to let the railroad know when a station or train car restroom…

Work is continuing to repair Metro-North’s Waterbury branch after storm damage in August and the MTA is modifying the schedule for buses transporting passengers on that route. Starting Sept. 16, schedules for the buses that have been replacing trains on the line will depart earlier than normal train times. Information on changes will be available through the TrainTime app or…

Metro-North is adding service on the New Haven Line to help fans get to Yankee Stadium this weekend as the Yankees and Red Sox compete in one of the biggest rivalries in sports. The four-day homestand started on Thursday night and there are games at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, 1:05 p.m. on Saturday and 1:35 p.m. on Sunday.  On...

Metro-North service on the New Haven Line is now operating on or close to schedule according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. A signal problem in Stamford caused delays of up to 90 minutes on the New Haven Line, New Canaan Branch, and Waterbury Branch Wednesday morning. The issue was repaired and service was back to normal by about 10 a.m.,…

A train struck a fallen tree near Milford and a train is delayed, according to Metro-North. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said a train with around 50 people onboard hit a tree around 10:49 a.m. and stopped on the tracks near Field Road. One person requested medical attention. The train was heading south on the Waterbury Branch. Metro-North is investigating and…

Metro-North service on the New Haven line has been restored after a downed wire across the tracks caused train service to suspend on Monday evening and service back on schedule. Service was suspended in both directions after a train carrying passengers became entangled in the overhead wires that supply power to the train, fire officials said. It happened near South…

Metro-North is adding extra trains and extra cars to existing trains this weekend and on Monday due to the prolonged closure of I-95 in Norwalk.

Metro-North is adding service over the weekend and on Monday because of the closure of Interstate 95 in Norwalk. A fiery crash at 5:30 a.m. Thursday closed the highway and it remains closed. Officials do not expect it to reopen until Monday morning to allow for crews to remove the Fairfield Avenue, which was damaged by the fire. The Metropolitan…

“Look, 118 years of this Devon Bridge. That’s a long time–a little overdue,” Governor Ned Lamont said while pointing to the bridge on Monday. The rusted trusses of the Devon Bridge, which spans the Housatonic River, exposes the century-long history of a railroad bridge in need of attention. “This Devon Bridge is emblematic of a lot of the infrastructure...

State leaders were in Milford Monday to highlight the $2 billion in federal money being given to Connecticut to upgrade railway infrastructure.

The Transport Workers Union and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority are in the middle of negotiation a new contract. TWU says its members are ready to strike if a reasonable deal isn’t reached and that could impact riders who use the trains to get to New York City.