Views of Union Station in New Haven, Conn., on Thursday Nov. 19, '20. After this week’s meeting on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s budget proposal for next year, Chairman and CEO Patrick Foye made a jarring statement. The transit system, including Metro-North Railroad, is hemorrhaging money and riders in the COVID-19 pandemic, he said. If the MTA does not get $12 billion in federal aid, the agency is looking at a 50 percent reduction in train service on Metro-North and the Long Island Railroad, a 40 percent reduction in New York City subway and bus service, and the elimination of 9,400 transit-worker jobs.
Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaMetro-North will offer regular weekday service Wednesday, Nov. 25, as commuters head home for Thanksgiving.
There will be no early getaway trains this year. Off-peak fares will be in effect all day Wednesday.
Weekend schedules with off-peak fares will be in effect for the long Thanksgiving weekend, Thursday, Nov. 26, through Sunday, Nov. 29.
Riders are required to wear a face mask on all trains, in stations and on platforms at all times, regardless of social distancing.
There will be no service between Southeast and Wassaic from Thursday, Nov. 25 through Sunday, Nov. 29. No substitute bus service will be provided. Service between Southeast and Wassaic will resume on Monday, Nov. 30.
The North End of Grand Central Terminal will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 25, but will be closed from Nov. 26 through Nov. 27.
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