Marjorie Anders

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 declining to discuss the details of the bargaining. We're doing our bargaining at the table.

We are declining to discuss the details of the bargaining. We're doing our bargaining at the table.

It would be pointless. We have only three trains (between 6 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.), and they arrive roughly every read more

It would be pointless. We have only three trains (between 6 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.), and they arrive roughly every 30 minutes. If PATH ran every six minutes, nobody from Metro-North would be getting on them.

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.