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Over 100 Passengers Evacuate After Smoke Fills Metro-North Train Car On Harlem Line Over 100 Passengers Evacuate After Smoke Fills Metro-North Train Car On Harlem Line
Over 100 Passengers Evacuate After Smoke Fills Metro-North Train Car On Harlem Line Over 100 passengers had to evacuate a train car after it filled with smoke at a Westchester County Metro-North station.  The incident happened on Wednesday morning, Jan. 28, at the Scarsdale Train Station, when Train 505 had a mechanical issue resulting in a "smoke condition," according to an MTA spokesperson. The 125 people on board all left the train as firefighters responded. No injuries were reported.  The incident is causing residual delays and cancellations on the Harlem Line. Metro-North riders should check their train time, MTA officials said.  The cause of the smok…

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by Ben Crnic
Traffic
Train Strikes Tree In New York: No One Hurt, But Car Replaced Train Strikes Tree In New York: No One Hurt, But Car Replaced
Train Strikes Tree In New York: No One Hurt, But Car Replaced Two Metro-North trains were temporarily taken offline on Monday, Feb. 17, after striking trees.  The first was reported just after 7:30 a.m. in Wilton, Metro-North said in a social media post. None of the 70 people on board were injured, and rail authorities moved all passengers to buses to complete their trips. Service has since returned to normal. Several hours later, it happened again in New York.  A northbound Harlem Line train hit a tree near Hawthorne hours after the first tree strike.  Harlem Line service is suspended between North White Plains and Hawthorne…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
Don't Miss It: MTA Holiday Lights Train Adds Festive Glow To Hudson Valley Tracks Don't Miss It: MTA Holiday Lights Train Adds Festive Glow To Hudson Valley Tracks
Don't Miss It: MTA Holiday Lights Train Adds Festive Glow To Hudson Valley Tracks If you’re hoping to catch Metro-North's first-ever illuminated Holiday Lights train, here’s when it will be rolling through Westchester and Putnam counties this weekend. The train, adorned with colorful exterior lights, will travel on Metro-North's Hudson Line, Harlem Line, and New Haven Line with routes timed for daylight, dusk, and nighttime hours.  Here are the times for this weekend, which are subject to change, officials said: Friday, Dec. 20:  From Grand Central:  4:21 PM to Mount Kisco (daylight into darkness); 7:26 PM to Southeast (darkness). Toward Grand Central:…

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by Ben Crnic