by amm in ny
I don't know how many non-Hudson-line people heard about this, but yesterday evening, there were problems on the Hudson Line. The announcement at GCT simply said that there were "signal problems" on the Hudson Line and that passengers would do well to find alternate transportation, but not much more.
Today, a search of the MTA website brought up an article explaining the problems which had a rather testier tone than you usually see in MTA's public announcements. The bluntest part was
Is anyone in a position to tell any more? Or is this pretty much it?
FWIW, the Westchester County paper (the Journal News) seems to have missed this one entirely.
Today, a search of the MTA website brought up an article explaining the problems which had a rather testier tone than you usually see in MTA's public announcements. The bluntest part was
MTA wrote:Metro-North officials have repeatedly warned the contractor and developer to cease all work until the proper approvals were in place and told the parties that there were Metro-North utilities buried in the area. The complete disregard of these directives is inexcusable.I sense quite a back-story here.
Is anyone in a position to tell any more? Or is this pretty much it?
FWIW, the Westchester County paper (the Journal News) seems to have missed this one entirely.