From WCBS-TV:
Metro-North will be eliminating three trains on the Hudson line, two on the Harlem line and four on the New Haven line.
At Grand Central Station, the station master’s office will close and the Harrison ticket office, as well as ticket offices in Crestwood and New Canaan, Conn., will also close.

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Daily News has a list of proposed MTA Budget Cuts:
Here are the ones relevant to Metro-North riders.
I have to admit, compared to some of the other cuts which reduce or eliminates subway and bus service, we would be relatively unscathed:

Raise booze, soda and snack prices on Metro-North Rail Road to tie them to the consumer [...]

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The MTA has a budget deficit of $1.2 BILLION dollars. Even after slashing costs, it’ll be around $600M.
This is where you come in
SecondAvenueSaga’s Ben Kabak says the NY Daily News is being alarmist , inferring the base MetroCard fare will go to $3 a ride, but concedes that the MetroCard is a very [...]

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Paula’s Goodspeed’s tryout and panel criticism is painful to watch, now knowing that she killed herself in her car outside of Abdul’s home this week. very sad.
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“On Thursday at train stations along the Metro-North New Haven line from Greenwich to Stratford, commuters will be able to get a flu inoculation on their way home from work.”
Read more at ConnPost.com

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White Plains is the most popular destination for reverse commuters on Metro-North, says a survey conducted on behalf of MTA.
Lots of other interesting tidbits at LodHud.com.

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Friday night I was taking an uptown 6 train to Grand Central at around 11 PM. I was tired, and not looking forward to the non-express train which would get me in after midnight.
A hispanic gentleman facing me gestured to look to my right urgently. I looked, and sitting on the seat next to me, [...]

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