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#1 Sloan

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Posted 25 October 2011 - 09:25 AM

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Bravo to MNRR for such fast work! I hope that sets an example for the proposed Lackawanna Cutoff so trains can roll into Scranton sooner than later. :D

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Posted 25 October 2011 - 12:27 PM

When service begins again, Metro-North trains will return to the full pre-storm schedule of 26 daily trains and 14 trains each weekend day and the interim train-bus-train service will cease.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroMagazine-IndustryNews/~4/1Kb5FmvpA7YView the full article


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Posted 28 October 2011 - 03:51 PM

Progressive Railroading, 10/25/11:

Metro-North to resume full Port Jervis Line service a month ahead of schedule


Yesterday, MTA Metro-North Railroad announced plans to resume full service on the Port Jervis Line Nov. 28 — a month ahead of the previously scheduled timeline.

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Posted 21 November 2011 - 12:57 PM

The schedule in effect starting November 28th:

http://www.mta.info/...028_2011WOH.pdf


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Posted 25 November 2011 - 01:39 AM

WNYW-TV, Fox-5 in New York, NY, 11/23/11:

Metro North Port Jervis Line Set to Resume Service


The MTA will have 26 trains each weekday and 14 trains each weekend day finally moving again.

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 01:46 AM

Another article on the return of through service, from CBS New York, 11/27/11:

Port Jervis Line To Resume Service On Monday


The Metro-North Railroad says service is resuming along the Port Jervis line as it continues to repair damage from Hurricane Irene.

“We will return to providing a full schedule of 26 daily trains and 14 trains each weekend day,” Metro-North announced.

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 01:48 AM

New York, NY Times, 11/28/11:

Metro-North Reopens Port Jervis Line


Three months after Tropical Storm Irene dismantled 14 miles of the Port Jervis train line, turning parts of the tracks traversing Orange and Rockland Counties into mangled piles of debris, Metro-North Railroad officials restored service on Monday, one month ahead of schedule.

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 01:50 AM

And from Metro North's website:

Train Service Resumes on the Port Jervis Line!


Thanks to an extraordinary rebuilding effort by Metro-North's employees, full train service resumed on the Port Jervis Line on Monday, Nov. 28 — one full month earlier and at a substantially lower cost than originally expected.

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