MTA has posted the new Metro-North Schedule, Effective October 5th, to their website.
The changes are minor.
There are no schedule changes to the Harlem Line.
On the Hudson Line:
“With the completion of concrete tie installation between Cold Spring and New Hamburg, weekend and daytime off-peak train schedules will return to their pre-April times. This change will allow [...]

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Evidentally MTA just fixed an issue with the MetroCard machines where they were taking money out of people’s accounts, but not giving them cards - for two days!
According to MTA, the money will reappear in your account if you were affected - riiggghhttt…..
I guess the MetroCard machines work similarly to the recent fare hikes - [...]

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Metro-North is encouraging you to ditch work early Friday and get the hell out of Dodge to beat the Memorial Day rush this weekend.
Also please remember that on Memorial Day (Monday, May 26) Metro-North will operate a Holiday Schedule.
Use the MTA Schedule Form for accurate Friday and Monday changes!!
From MTA:
To help get your Memorial Day [...]

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Ask a lot of Americans what the minimum age someone should be before they ride the New York City Subway alone, and the average answer is probably around 37.

Some probable reasons:

Most Americans have never actually ridden the NYC subway recently.
New York City used to have a significant crime problem.
New York City is the most [...]

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UPDATE: A New Haven Line reader told me that her train was delayed over 15 minutes this morning because of 125th st shenanigans- so yes, the delays were incurred during rush hour, and yes, the MTA didnt sent out a service alert until AFTER rush hour. PFFT!!!
MTA WEBAdvisory:
“Train service is operating with 10-15 minute delays [...]

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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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On Wednesday, the MTA will vote on a measure to enable subway riders to specify their home station and time of day they ride, and be able to get relevant service alerts via SMS to their mobile phone.
Thats great - and, quite frankly, way overdue, but probably not terribly useful.
Why? Because in my experience with [...]

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