by isaksenj
Some press from the Times Herald-Record today:
Port Jervis Line back in service after suspension
55 trees fell on train tracks; signal system lost electricity
By Judy Rife
Times Herald-Record
Posted: March 02, 2010 - 2:00 AM
Regular service resumed on the Port Jervis Line Monday after a three-day suspension that was unprecedented in Metro-North Railroad's history.
"We were dealing with extraordinary circumstances," said Bob Lieblong, Metro-North's vice president for operations, on Monday as he recounted a recovery effort that began early Friday and continued through late Sunday.
Lieblong said the last time the railroad had significant outages in service was in 1999 with Hurricane Floyd, but even then, they only involved portions of Metro-North's five rail lines — not an entire one. He predicted the bill for cleaning up throughout the system will easily top $1 million.
Rest of article:
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.d ... 21/-1/NEWS
Port Jervis Line back in service after suspension
55 trees fell on train tracks; signal system lost electricity
By Judy Rife
Times Herald-Record
Posted: March 02, 2010 - 2:00 AM
Regular service resumed on the Port Jervis Line Monday after a three-day suspension that was unprecedented in Metro-North Railroad's history.
"We were dealing with extraordinary circumstances," said Bob Lieblong, Metro-North's vice president for operations, on Monday as he recounted a recovery effort that began early Friday and continued through late Sunday.
Lieblong said the last time the railroad had significant outages in service was in 1999 with Hurricane Floyd, but even then, they only involved portions of Metro-North's five rail lines — not an entire one. He predicted the bill for cleaning up throughout the system will easily top $1 million.
Rest of article:
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.d ... 21/-1/NEWS