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Metro-North To Resume Full Service Wednesday; One More Day Of Tough Commuting
The Hartford Courant— Traffic was heavy again Tuesday morning as commuters endured one more day without rail service from Bridgeport into New York. But at least one backup plan — commuters boarding buses to get to a train — was working, albeit much more...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Transportation Industry, Middletown, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Transportation Accidents
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Connecticut rail delays continue, seen repaired by Wednesday
ReutersWESTPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut rail commuters endured crowded and rerouted rides in to work on Monday, as Metro-North worked to repair the busiest U.S. rail line after a two-train collision and derailment injured more than 70 people late...Tags: Executive Branch, Travel, Politics, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Disasters and Accidents
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Commutes long, slow after Connecticut train derailment
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make what...
Tags: Waterbury, Mount Vernon, Disasters and Accidents, Metro-North Railroad, Grand Central Terminal
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Connecticut gov tells commuters to work from home this week while crash repaired
ReutersBy Richard Weizel and Edith Honan MILFORD, Conn./NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters faced delays and crowded trains on Monday as Metro-North workers scrambled to repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line, caused...Tags: Executive Branch, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Politics, Disasters and Accidents, Connecticut Department of Transportation
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Conn. commuters cope with tough week after train crash
Commuters on Monday grappled with the inconvenience of their morning ritual after a deadly train collision in Connecticut last week, but the traffic nightmare that some had predicted did not materialize. Special shuttle buses and telecommuting took some...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Dannel P. Malloy , New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Transportation Accidents, Connecticut Department of Transportation
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Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment
ReutersBy Richard Weizel BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the collision of two trains,...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Disasters and Accidents, Westport
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NTSB: Trains were moving 70 mph before Connecticut collision
About 30,000 commuters in Connecticut and New York braced for a sluggish trek to work on Monday -- and for the rest of the week -- as officials continued to investigate why two trains slammed into each other in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening. An...
Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Transportation Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Connecticut Department of Transportation
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REFILE-Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment
Reuters(Removes repeated material) By Richard Weizel BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 19 (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the...Tags: Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Disasters and Accidents, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Grand Central Terminal, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said. Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan...
Tags: Waterbury, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Mount Vernon, Disasters and Accidents, Metro-North Railroad
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Metra: Rock Island District service resumes after Amtrak derailment
Metra service on the Rock Island District line resumed this afternoon after an Amtrak train derailment block the Metra tracks at 16th Street, according to Metra. Metra trains were not allowed to enter or exit the LaSalle Street station due to the...
Tags: Metra, Transportation Accidents, Amtrak
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Fractured rail possible cause of Connecticut train crash
Ruling out foul play, federal investigators were looking at a fractured rail as the possible cause of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured and is expected to disrupt travel in and out of New York City for weeks to come. Earl...
Tags: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Manhattan (New York City), Disasters and Accidents, New York City, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Metro-North passengers react to derailment of New Haven Line train
New Haven Register, Conn.Jessica Migdol of New York City was heading to New London to see her boyfriend when she suddenly felt something -- something that made her feel like the train was about to derail and made her think, in a split second, that she should curl up into a ball...Tags: Waterbury, Torrington, Services and Shopping, New London (New London, Connecticut), Manhattan (New York City)
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