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Train Schedule Changes Starting Christmas Eve, Through New Year’s Day

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Darien commuters and others taking the train will find schedule changes around the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, Metro-North says. Here’s the announcement, (with links to online schedules at the bottom):

Who needs flying reindeer? Our special Christmas/New Year’s Holiday timetable has all the service you’ll need for getting around Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. Here’s what we have “under the tree” for you:

Early Getaway Service on Christmas Eve (Thursday, Dec. 24) Our regular weekday schedule will feature more cars on trains at key travel times and 18 additional early getaway trains (5 on the Hudson Line, 3 on the Harlem Line, and 10 the New Haven Line) departing Grand Central between 12 noon and 4:10 PM.

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Darien Police Weren’t Notified When 100s Let off Train at Noroton Hgts Station as Bag & Beeping Checked

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Update 6:21 p.m.: Darien police were not notified about the matter until about an hour after it had ended, a police spokesman said. Original article:

A suspicious bag and suspicious beeping on a morning train led to 250 passengers being let off the train unexpectedly at the Noroton Heights railroad station. The bag — originally reported as “an unattended package emitting sounds,” turned out to be garbage, and the beeping came from a harmless phone wedged in between a seat and a wall, causing its alarm to go off, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The 250 or so commuters who were evacuated at the station (not one of that train’s normal stops) were picked up by a train originating in Danbury, which arrived at Grand Central Terminal at about 8:18 a.m., not long after the original train was due at Grand Central (7:59 a.m.), the MTA said in a news release. An MTA Police canine unit identified the bag and beeping.

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Metro-North Thanksgiving Holiday Service Changes for Nov 25-29

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Only Turkeys trot, but every Thanksgiving those in the know take Metro-North’s special holiday service! ________________

— An announcement from Metro-North

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And they are thankful for avoiding traffic, tolls, and all the other headaches that come with driving on one of the busiest travel holidays of the year. We’ll be publishing a special Thanksgiving Holiday Timetable covering Thursday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 29.

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Metro-North Issues New Timetables for New Haven Line Starting Oct 4

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Part of an announcement from Metro-North (parts of the announcement not relating to the New Haven line have been removed here, for the full announcement, see this Metro-North Web page):

New timetables are coming to Metro-North’s New Haven Line […] on Sunday, October 4 […]

On the New Haven Line, Metro-North is creating a better morning rush hour connection to Greenwich for Shore Line East customers. […] Customers […] should look for other, minor scheduling changes. Metro-North is making it easier for Shore Line East commuters to reach Greenwich. Commuters who ride Shore Line East’s 5:50 a.m. departure from New London, Conn., making all stops to West Haven, then Bridgeport, then arriving at Stamford at 8:03 a.m., will now be able to change at Stamford for an 8:14 a.m. train to Greenwich. The connecting train previously originated in New Canaan at 7:58 a.m. and ran express after Stamford.

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Metro-North Train Schedule Changes for Pope’s Visit on Thursday & Friday

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An announcement from Metro-North (we’ve shortened it slightly to remove information on lines other than the New Haven Line, see the full announcement here):

Pope Francis will arrive in New York on Thursday, Sept. 24, and will have a full schedule of events across the city on Friday, Sept. 25, including afternoon Mass at Madison Square Garden. People who can avoid traveling into Manhattan on those days should do so, since many street closures near those locations will result in traffic congestion and pedestrian diversions. Customers should buy round-trip tickets in advance and expect crowded conditions.

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Metro-North Holds Two ‘Customer Forums’ Thursday at Grand Central

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Metro-North Railroad is holding two “customer forums” at Grand Central Terminal on Thursday where commuters can ask questions about rail service. The first forum takes place from 7 to 9 a.m. outside the Station Master’s Office at Grand Central Terminal. The second takes place at the same spot from 4 to 6 p.m. Those two are the easiest for Darien commuters to get to, although another one on the New Haven Line will take place Oct. 1 in New Haven. That forum takes place in the Waiting Room of the New Haven Railroad Station from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Other forums take place in Southeast, N.Y. and Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

 

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‘Metro-North: From First to Worst’: Jim Cameron’s Talk to New Canaan Mens Club Friday

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Jim Cameron of Darien will speak Friday on “Metro-North: From First to Worst,” at the New Canaan Senior Mens Club, meeting at 10 a.m. in St. Mark’s Church, Oenoke Ridge. An announcement from the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council:
How did service get so bad on Metro-North?  Is it safe to ride these trains?  When will service improve again? These are the questions every commuter and occasional rider of Connecticut’s commuter rail has been asking in recent years.  And they will all be answered on Friday Aug. 7, when longtime commuter advocate Jim Cameron addresses the Senior Mens Club of New Canaan.