Marjorie Anders

The M-7 is the best performing car that Metro-North has ever had. It survived last winter without a single weather-related read more

The M-7 is the best performing car that Metro-North has ever had. It survived last winter without a single weather-related breakdown. It performed in today's storm without incident. The M-7 travels more than 700,000 miles without a breakdown, although the contract specified only 100,000 miles between breakdowns. The M-7 put Metro-North on track for a record on-time performance for 2005 of more than 97 percent.

December is an anomaly. We had an array of trouble. We had contractor problems, where contractors weren't able to clear read more

December is an anomaly. We had an array of trouble. We had contractor problems, where contractors weren't able to clear the tracks in time for rush hour. We had a broken rail, missing third-rail shoes, locomotive engine failures, and then we had the (New York City transit) strike in December. That affected all the lines because of slower boarding and congestions. We had trains stacked.

We're not planning to go 24 hours, but we are taking a step in that direction.

We're not planning to go 24 hours, but we are taking a step in that direction.

We are actively at the bargaining table, and we already have agreements with one-third of our work force, and the read more

We are actively at the bargaining table, and we already have agreements with one-third of our work force, and the terms are reasonable and fair. Obviously we're going to have similar agreements with ... these other unions.

The choice was between shutting down service or delaying service, because the recovery operation would have blocked the yard, too. read more

The choice was between shutting down service or delaying service, because the recovery operation would have blocked the yard, too. So we decided to wait until after the morning rush to do the job.