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White Plains, NY
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MTA To Stop Issuing Service Alerts On Twitter: Here's Where To Find Them Now
New, updated story: Update: MTA Walks Back Decision To Stop Posting Service Alerts On Twitter Commuters in New York who regularly use MTA public transportation will no longer be able to find service alerts on the company's Twitter page, officials announced. According to the MTA, service information will no longer be available through all of its Twitter pages and will instead be posted to numerous websites, apps, and other tools that it offers, officials announced on Thursday, April 27. The announcement comes after Twitter launched the "Twitter Blue" subscription service, which charges u…
Mamaroneck, NY
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Man Asking For Change Tries Robbing Victim At Train Station In Mamaroneck, Officials Say
A man was arrested after asking a victim for change and then allegedly trying to rob him for more money near a train station in Westchester, officials said. The incident happened on Saturday, April 22 around 3 p.m. in the tunnel at the Mamaroneck Metro-North train station, according to MTA officials. At the time of the incident, a man identified as 49-year-old Carlos Rosales asked an individual for money in the tunnel. The individual then gave Rosales 75 cents and told him it was all the money he had. Rosales then allegedly continued to ask the victim for more money …
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
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Missing Toddler Rescued From Train Tracks Near Tarrytown Station: Video
Several Metro-North employees are receiving recognition for rescuing a missing three-year-old boy who they spotted on train tracks near a station in Westchester. The incident happened on Thursday, April 6 around 3:15 p.m., when MTA Locomotive Engineer William Kennedy was operating a southbound Hudson Line train north of Tarrytown station when he noticed a young child on the northbound track, according to MTA officials. Kennedy then sent out an emergency radio communication to all nearby train crews to let them know about the child. Soon after this, northbound Train 737, operated by Loc…
Towson, MD
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Metro Subway System To Close For Days In Maryland For Comms Upgrade: MTA
Commuters in Maryland can expect disruptions in their travels for several days as the Department of Transportation prepares to make improvements to the agency’s communications system. All stations on the Metro Subway system will be closed for several days in May to allow crews MTA to "complete key work for a new communications system that will provide a safer, more reliable subway for years to come.” The closure is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 5 before reopening at 5 a.m. on Monday, My 8 for the morning commute. While the subways are down, a bus bridge will operate between…
Rivertowns, NY
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Person Standing On Platform Killed After Coming Into Contact With Train In Hastings-On-Hudson
A person was killed after coming in contact with an incoming train overnight in Westchester County. The incident took place in Westchester around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13 at the Hasting-on-Hudson station. According to MTA officials, a person standing on the platform at the station came in contact with the side of a Croton-Harmon bound train as it was approaching the station. MTA Police, Metro-North Railroad, and rescue personnel responded, but the person was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials have not yet identified the person and don't know if it was a male or a female struck. …
Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY
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Dump Truck Bursts Into Flames Near Metro-North Tracks In Tarrytown, Causing Delays
Metro-North commuters on the Hudson Line are experiencing slight delays due to a dump truck fire on the tracks in Westchester. The incident took place in Tarrytown at about 1:50 a.m., Wednesday, April 12 when a track equipment train caught on fire south of the Tarrytown station, said MTA officials. MTA officials said the fire department and maintenance personnel responded to the scene and the fire was extinguished. Maintenance personnel inspected the tracks/signals and track equipment. Crews are working to repair the tracks, causing a 10-minute delay for Hudson Line commuters in Tarrytown,…
Fairfield, CT
Breaking News
New Update: 43-Year-Old Fairfield Woman Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train On Easter Sunday
A woman was killed after being struck by a Metro-North train on Easter. The incident happened early Sunday afternoon, April 9 in Fairfield County near the station in the town of Fairfield, according to MTA officials. The woman has now been identified as Jamie Ann Lynn, age 43, of Fairfield. Earlier report: Person Struck By Train In Fairfield No criminality is suspected during the incident, officials said. An investigation is ongoing.
Fairfield, CT
Breaking News
Person Struck By Train In Fairfield
Updated story: 43-Year-Old Fairfield Woman Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train On Easter Sunday There were hour-long delays on the Metro-North New Haven line after a person was struck by a train in Fairfield County. The incident happened early Easter Sunday afternoon, April 9 near the station in the town of Fairfield. The MTA has not yet released information on the person's condition. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Harrison, NY
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ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Harrison
The identity of a man who was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in Westchester has been released. The man, who was hit by the train on Thursday, April 6 around 1:20 p.m. at Harrison Station, is identified as 57-year-old Saratoga County resident John Styczynski of Clifton Park, according to MTA officials. Earlier Report - Person Fatally Struck By Metro-North Train In Harrison, Causing Delays Styczynski had been on the tracks without authorization when he was struck by a train heading from New Haven to Grand Central Station. As a result of the incident, …
Brentwood, NY
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Officer From Long Island Shot On Duty; Manhunt Underway For Suspect
New Update: Suspect Charged In Shooting Of NYPD Officer From Hauppauge An NYPD officer from Long Island is recovering after he was shot while on the job, as a manhunt continues to find his attacker. Officer Brett Boller, age 22, of Hauppauge, was shot while responding to a report of a fight on an MTA bus in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens on Wednesday, April 5, according to police. The bus driver had flagged officers down after two men got into an altercation over a seat, police said. When officers approached, the suspect fled the bus through its front door. Officer Boller eventually …
Harrison, NY
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Person Fatally Struck By Metro-North Train In Harrison, Causing Delays
Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Westchester Metro-North officials are investigating the death of a person who was fatally struck by a train in Westchester. The incident happened on Thursday, April 6 around 1:20 p.m. at Harrison Station, when an unauthorized person on the tracks was hit and killed by a train that had been heading to Grand Central Station from New Haven, according to MTA spokesperson Meghan Keegan. As a result of the incident, the New Haven Line is now experiencing delays of 10 to 15 minutes.&n…
Arlington, VA
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Person On Tracks May Have Touched Third Rail In DC: MTA Police (
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An investigation has been launched after a person may have died after touching the third rail outside a Metro station in Washington, DC. Metro Transit Police said that officers and DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the Judiciary Square Metro Station early on Monday, April 3, to investigate an unauthorized person on the tracks that potentially made contact with the third rail. MTPD & @dcfireems on scene at Judiciary Sq for unauthorized person on tracks that may have made contact w/third rail. At this time there are no signs of life. 🔴RL service temporarily suspended b/t Galler…
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