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To reduce the potential for congestion-related delays, the railroad is adjusting Hudson Line schedules and canceling four of the 158 trains the railroad operates on the line daily, and during peak hours, trains that operate in the reverse-peak direction will operate express between Tarrytown and Croton-Harmon.
“In the face of dangerous weather and a looming deadline, our MTA team worked around-the-clock to restore the safe, reliable service New Yorkers count on," Gov. Kathy Hochul said. "Hundreds of thousands of commuters will be able to use Metro-North to commute to work Monday morning because of this extraordinary effort.
Commuters should check the MTA website for up-to-date service information.
Since the mudslide was reported at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, crews have worked to successfully clear 350 cubic yards of soil and debris and 250 cubic yards of rock and cement walls from two of the Hudson Line’s four tracks.
Crews are breaking apart the rock walls to reincorporate segments to help stabilize the slope where the mudslide occurred, and they are repositioning other segments to the shore side of the Hudson Line, transforming it into “rip-rap” that stabilizes the coastline alongside the rail line.
Work is expected will continue for days to clear the mud and debris from the remaining two tracks.
Crews will spend the remaining hours on Sunday night, Oct. 22 and Monday morning rebuilding 140 feet of third rail that was crushed by the mudslide and ensuring the two operable tracks are safe for train service.
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