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Alcohol banned from Metro-North, LIRR for SantaCon pub crawl

2015-12-11 06:17:50| Railroads - Topix.net

Hartford - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is banning alcohol on Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad trains and stations during this weekend's costumed pub crawl in New York known as SantaCon. Alcohol will not be permitted on Long Island Rail Road trains and in stations from 11 p.m. Friday through noon Sunday.

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MTA official wants to cut commute fares on LIRR, Metro-North

2015-11-16 05:16:48| Railroads - Topix.net

Allen Cappelli said he doesn't believe the MTA's argument that slashing commuter rail ticket prices will hurt the agency financially. An MTA board member will press the transit agency on Monday to cut the commuter rail ticket prices for New Yorkers who want to travel around the city.

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MTA Increases Security At Metro-North Trains, Stations

2015-11-15 14:02:23| Railroads - Topix.net

Riders on Metro-North trains can expect to see heightened security measures along the rail lines in the wake of the deadly terror attacks in Paris on Friday, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The MTA Police Department has stepped up its uniformed and plainclothes presence in Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station as well as other major stations throughout the Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road network.

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City, MTA in talks to cut Metro-North, LIRR prices

2015-11-12 20:40:28| Railroads - Topix.net

The city is in talks with the MTA to lower fare prices for commuters who use the Metro-North Railroad. The city and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials are in talks to roll back prices for commuters who use the rail lines within the five boroughs, Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg told the City Council Thursday.

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