A Metro-North train has struck a pickup truck in Putnam County. Story at MyFoxNY

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Update: (Not) Coincidentally, Fox Business News has a similar story today on NY Train Travel collapse, focusing on New Jersey Transit) Driving home from Boston Market with dinner for my wife, who was headed home on the New Haven Line from work, I noticed MTA police cars as I drove by Cos Cob station, as [...]

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Update!: Here is the website, TransitCheck, which manages the benefit – send this URL to your employer or HR department if they don’t already offer the benefit – could save you $1000/year! Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has announced that thanks to a recent federal aid package, tax breaks for Metro-North (and LIRR) commuters to NYC [...]

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Artist Frederick is showing his collection of oil paintings of the picturesque Metro-North Hudson Line starting today at the Riverwinds gallery in Beacon. You can also download a free digital copy of his book ‘Hudson Line Departures’, which features all of the paintings. “A Journey Along the Hudson River Line.” Oil paintings by Frederic Lere. [...]

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Overheard on twitter this morning: Once again, I had good intentions on taking early train to work but #MetroNorth failed me again. Not enough seats. and Metro North no longer apologises for trains that are too short. It’s just normal now. Well, get used to it! (if you aren’t already). Despite earlier reports and hopes, [...]

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