MID-HUDSON – The MTA Metro-North Railroad will operate on a near-normal weekday schedule on Monday following a mudslide in Scarborough on Saturday that prevented trains from operating between Tarrytown and Croton-Harmon.
To reduce the potential for congestion-related delays, the railroad is adjusting schedules and canceling four of the 158 trains it operates on the line daily, and during peak hours, trains that operate in the reverse-peak direction will operate express between Tarrytown and Croton-Harmon.
Since the mudslide was reported at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, crews have worked around the clock to clear 350 cubic yards of soil and debris and 250 cubic yards of rock and cement walls from two of the Hudson Line’s four tracks. Crews are breaking apart the rock walls to reincorporate segments to help stabilize the slope where the mudslide occurred, and they are repositioning other segments to the shore side of the Hudson Line, transforming it into “rip-rap” that stabilizes the coastline alongside the rail line.
Work is expected to continue for days to clear the mud and debris from the remaining two tracks.
To reduce the potential for congestion-related delays, the railroad is canceling four of the 158 trains that operate daily on the Hudson Line. These four trains will not operate:
The 6:42 a.m. departure from Poughkeepsie, due into Grand Central at 8:18 a.m. Customers may want to consider the 6:48 a.m. departure, or the 6:25 a.m. departure, as alternatives.
Customers of the 7:08 a.m. departure from Tarrytown will be accommodated by the 6:45 a.m. train from Croton-Harmon, which will make all stops of both trains.
The 5:30 p.m. and 6:11 p.m. Poughkeepsie express trains from Grand Central will not operate. Customers may wish to consider using the 5:32 p.m. or 6:15 p.m. trains as alternatives.
To reduce congestion in the area where tracks are limited, reverse-peak trains will bypass Philipse Manor or Scarborough during the morning and evening rush hours….
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