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Waterbury train branch makes temporary switch to buses

Monday, July 23, 2012

WATERBURY — Just as a track replacement project is completed and service to Bridgeport along the Waterbury branch of Metro-North Railroad resumes, the railroad is halting the trains. On Monday, buses replaced train service on the Waterbury line, which follows the Route 8 corridor to the shoreline. The suspension of train service will last... »

Work to interrupt train service on Waterbury line

Monday, June 25, 2012

WATERBURY — Train service on the Waterbury Branch of Metro-North Railroad will be suspended for a month and replaced with buses while maintenance is performed on the 28-mile, single-track route. Before that work begins, replacement of catenaries at the terminus of the branch in Bridgeport will mean a slightly longer trip for some riders.... »

Naugatuck man killed by train

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

WATERBURY — A Metro-North train struck and killed a Naugatuck man on the tracks shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday. Metro-North spokesperson Marjorie Anders said the train was heading from the Bridgeport train yard to Waterbury when it struck Gregory Cirillo, 39, at 5:05 a.m. on a stretch of tracks between Eagle Street and South... »

Letter to the editor: Don’t close metro-north rail

Monday, November 29, 2010

As a former Naugatuck Mayoral candidate & as an ordinary citizen of this region, I have been a strong advocate for metro-north rail service to this region of Connecticut. Personally I used the service when I worked in Manhattan and on many trips to NYC. Those of us who occasionally fly from JFK can... »

 

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