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BREAKING NEWS: Harlem Building Collapse Shuts Down Grand Central Terminal - UPDATES

March 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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METRO-NORTH NEW HAVEN LINE COMMUTERS SLOWLY MAKE THEIR WAY HOME.
At 7 PM a New Haven Line StationStops.com reader sent this photo from their train, just prior to stopping in Port Chester:

7 PM: Harlem Building Collapse / Metro-North Grand Central Station Delays TIMELINE:

Earlier today, a building at 124th st began to partially [...]

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Tags: Commuting Horror Stories · Grand Central Terminal · MTA · Metro-North · New York City · Safety and Accidents · Service Advisories · Trains · Tri-State Real Estate

Naughty Trucker Gets Haircut On The Merritt

March 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Similar Merritt Foolishness from 2006

Trucks are not allowed on the Merritt Parkway.
Seriously.
Trucks. Are. Not. Allowed. On. The. Merritt. Parkway.
Bumper to Bumper: The Complete Guide to Tractor-Trailer Operations

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Tags: Car Commuting · Commuting Horror Stories · Safety and Accidents

SecondAvenueSagas Is Cautiously Optimistic About Sander’s 40-year-plan

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

When we manage to stay on topic here at StationStops (which is rare), we generally talk about Metro-North. Quite honestly, we Connecticut folk dont know much regardin’ no high-fallutin’ futuristic ‘40-year-plans for outer borough subway expansion’.
But our friends at SecondAvenue Sagas do, and they were on the scene for Elliot Sander’s ‘State of the MTA’ [...]

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Tags: MTA · New York Subways · Transit Planning