NEW YORK — The last Amtrak and Metro-North services which had been shut down by the remnants of Hurricane Ida will return to action Tuesday — while all of New York’s subways are already back in action
Work by Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers south of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Amtrak crews north to Rensselaer is allowing service between New York City and Albany, N.Y., to resume effective Tuesday, Sept. 7, Amtrak reported in a news replease. Amtrak trains resuming service include Empire Service trains, the Maple Leaf, Ethan Allen Express, and Lake Shore Limited.
Metro-North Hudson Line trains were slated to resume operation as of 4 a.m., with service on half-hour intervals from Croton-Harmon south during peak periods, and hourly at other times. Service to Poughkeepsie will be hourly. Two of four tracks have been returned to operation, while work continues on two others between Riverdale and Tarrytown, the MTA said in a press release.
The MTA also said that the last remaining closed section of subway, on the No. 6 line in the Bronx, was restored by 11:30 p.m. Sunday night. There, an underground segement south of Whitlock Avenue was flooded with water mixed with a clay-like substance that required extensive cleaning and extra work on signal equipment. All other lines had been restored with 32 hours after the heavy rains of Sept. 1.
“I extend my thanks to all of our heroic workers who worked tirelessly to bring service back,” acting New York City Transit President Craig Cipriano said in a press release. “We wouldn’t have had service restored so quickly without their dedication.”
Picture brings up question.
CSX freight southbound during day? Could it be high priority freight or even IDA recovery materials ?
Mudslides and washouts. Awesome work!
How about that – they can have mudslides out east too!