ABOVE: A Meadowlands Football Special deadheads through Bridgeport, Connecticut, on its way to New Haven on September 20, 2009. The special through service is operated with NJT equipment and Metro-North crews. LEFT: A brand new set of CDOT M-8 cars rounds the bend past the old Life Savers candy plant in Port Chester, New York, on their first day of service on March 1, 2011. BOTTOM: A P32 hustles a Hudson Line train north out of Breakneck Tunnel along the Hudson River near Cold Spring, New York, amidst blazing fall colors on October 28, 2004. PATRICK YOUGH
ESA project is expected to shorten the commute for LIRR passengers destined for midtown Manhattan, as well as in- crease the railroad’s overall capacity. Metro-North is also studying the pos-
sibility
of reinstating service in the East Bronx and running some New Haven Line trains over Hell Gate Bridge into Penn Station. Similar pro- posals have been made to add stops on the West Side of Manhattan, having Hudson Line trains use Amtrak’s Em- pire Connection (the remnants of New York Central’s West Side Freight Line) for access to Penn Station.
In the last 30 years, Metro-North has evolved from a transportation crisis in- to a vital resource that has been inter- nationally recognized for its innova- tions. Thanks to intensive capital investment and a focus on customer service, Metro-North is truly a New York success story.
The author wishes to thank the fol- lowing people for their assistance in preparing this article: John Alderucci, Lew Catone, Art Deeks, John Scala, Josh Weis, Ron Yee, Pat Yough, Walt Zullig, and all of the men and women of Metro-North Railroad who contributed to its success.
Visit the official MTA Metro-North web site at
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