Tag: train
Waterbury line adds automatic safety system; rail service boost coming
By Andreas Yilma Citizen's News
Metro-North's Waterbury Branch Line is one step closer to upgrading rail service in the Naugatuck Valley.
The 27-mile, single-track Waterbury line...
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...
Train ticket app around the bend
WATERBURY — As work to upgrade the Waterbury Branch to a modern railroad continues, the line will unveil a new form of payment —...
Authority sought to foster transit hubs
WATERBURY — Communities with commuter rail and CTFastrak stations could receive assistance from the state to develop property around those locations with the creation...
Sidings to allow for more trains
WATERBURY — Riders clamoring for more frequent service on the Waterbury Branch of Metro-North Railroad will get what they've been wanting for more than...
DOT chief commits to branch line upgrades
HARTFORD — The state Department of Transportation is doing its best to accelerate the design and installation of a signalization system for the Waterbury...
Talking train
HARTFORD — Local legislators met with Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker recently to discuss the future of the Waterbury branch of the Metro-North...
Riders air concerns about train service
DERBY — Riders of the Waterbury branch of Metro-North Railroad weren't impressed with Gov. Dannel Malloy's announcement Monday that the state will fund up...
State to design signalization system
WATERBURY — The state Department of Transportation on Monday pledged up to $7 million to design a signalization system for the Waterbury rail line.
Such...
Naugatuck man killed by train
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...