Tag: Metro-North Railroad
House panel backs train plan
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American
HARTFORD — State legislators on the Transportation Committee voted unanimously March 24 to advance legislation proposing to increase the number and...
Lamont reaffirms commitment to Waterbury branch
By Andrew Larson, Republican-American
WATERBURY — State officials say adding service to the Waterbury branch of Metro-North Railroad will help revitalize the Brass City and...
Valley officials advocate for Waterbury line
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American
HARTFORD — Naugatuck Mayor N. Warren “Pete” Hess and state legislators from the Naugatuck Valley made another pitch March 3 to...
Lamont’s budget recommends more trains for Waterbury line
By Andrew Larson, Republican-American
WATERBURY — Train riders who use the Waterbury branch of Metro-North Railroad may finally get what they've been wanting for more...
Metro-North resumes train service on Waterbury branch
WATERBURY — Train service resumed this week on the Waterbury branch of Metro-North Railroad after a six-month outage due to COVID-19.
Customers are encouraged to...
Signalization project continues on Waterbury branch
By Andrew Larson, Republican-American
WATERBURY — New rail cars are needed in order to realize the main benefit of signalizing the Waterbury branch of Metro-North...
No money for Waterbury branch rail cars
By Paul Hughes and Andrew Larson, Republican-American
HARTFORD — The state can't afford to buy new rail cars for the Waterbury and Danbury branches of...
Metro-North switching to buses on Waterbury line
WATERBURY — Substitute buses will begin running in place of trains on the Waterbury branch Monday.
Metro-North Railroad, which operates the rail line for the...
Naugatuck Valley leaders make push for more Metro-North funding
HARTFORD — Leaders from the Naugatuck Valley last week pushed hard for additional state funding for the Waterbury branch line of the Metro-North Railroad.
Naugatuck...
Officials to present case for Waterbury rail line in Hartford
WATERBURY — The message local officials have for the General Assembly's Transportation Committee is simple — the millions of dollars the state is spending...
