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Posted by italianstallion on Sun Aug 6 23:04:11 2017, in response to Re: On-Duty Metro-North Conductor Arrested, posted by Nilet on Sun Aug 6 20:37:11 2017. Found an answer. This Daily News article from 2009 about Fordham -http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/wait-train-vain-fordham-riders-vent-metro-north-won-new-haven-line-article-1.409690 Wait for train in vain: Fordham riders vent: Metro-North won't let them on New Haven line BY MIKE JACCARINO Monday, May 18, 2009, 7:10 PM The doors open at the stop. There are plenty of seats on the train. But passengers are not allowed on. For years, the New Haven - or red line - of Metro-North has only let passengers get off at Fordham and has not allowed any to enter on the way to Grand Central Terminal. Now, some passengers are questioning why they have to wait for the Harlem line to stop at the station to get on. "I think it's crazy," said Bronxite Shanique Omeally, 23. "I'm going to the same place as the train. Why should I have to wait?" "It really annoys me a lot," said Andrew Delohrey, 17. "I can't get on the red line, so I have to wait 20 minutes for the blue line. If they let me on the red line, I can get home a half-hour earlier." Metro-North said the arrangement has to do with its contract agreement with the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The Connecticut DOT pays Metro-North a fee to provide service. "The state of Connecticut trains are very crowded, so at Connecticut's request, New Haven line trains are exit-only," said Marjorie Anders, spokesperson for Metro-North. "It does seem unusual to people, but it's a matter of the service contract between the two states, and we think there's a lot of service on the Harlem [or blue] line." |
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