Maxioms by Marjorie Anders
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.
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.
People have told us in letters and phone calls that they have to jog from Lincoln Center to make their read more
People have told us in letters and phone calls that they have to jog from Lincoln Center to make their train. We hear plenty of tales of missed trains.
People in the community who served on our advisory panel about the project told us they wanted the station to read more
People in the community who served on our advisory panel about the project told us they wanted the station to have a sense of place, an identity as a destination, and that's what these signs are designed to do.
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.