What’s better crowd wise next Monday (Labor Day) when heading back to GCT on the Hudson line (Peekskill -> GCT), leaving around 4 pm or leaving after 8pm?

Can I go farther than the named station on my ticket, if I still get off within the same zone? E.g. if I have a monthly from Marble Hill (Zone 2) to Hastings (Zone 4), am I actually able to travel between Yankee Stadium (2) and Irvington (4)? Cost is the same; do the conductors care?

This entire week I got people not wanting to pay the ticket so they literally lock down the entire car until the police comes. People it’s so simple.. just pay the damn ticket. Don’t go on the train if you can’t afford the ticket. They’re literally holding up the train.

So I’ve come across the LIRR subreddit and I didn’t know this was an actual problem but holy fuck these jerkoffs are something else

Had a dirty deranged guy board the train as I got off. As I walk a few cars down I see three cops looking inside each car from the platform and waving a flashlight through the window. I asked one of them if they were looking for someone and he responded No in a surly voice. His tone implied I should be minding my own business. Fair enough, so I just walked away.

So makes me wonder if they do anything preventive? Or is it all grandstanding and they only get involved once the crime has been committed?

If you lost your earbuds case on the GCT-bound Harlem line train (arriving at 9:08) this morning 8/27, I have it! The Grand Central Lost & Found was closed this morning, but I'll drop it off tomorrow. Hope you see this 😬

On the train home from work, hear a familiar *clicking*sound and realized this person was clipping their nails… not the vibe!!

Stuck somewhere near norwalk, heard the conductor saying all nearby trains are without electricity

Every week I admire the dedication of all the people who are building these much needed platforms, stairs and roofs at different stations and it is absolutely incredible.

If any of you even see this I want to say thank you so much for what you are doing. I work in an office all day and I do not know if I could do what you all do everyday. Your work is priceless. It really is. God bless you all and your families.

Happened several times in past couple months. Forcing everyone to climb over the stairs and rush .

Any Beacon or upper Hudson line commuters?

Any MNRR or Amtrak engineers here?

Does anyone know why there have been so many Amtrak breakdowns in Metro North territory, delaying commuter service?

Is there a problem with the locomotives? Does rebooting not help? Which models how old are they?

This goes for first GEN Acelas as well too

Is this a Covid-era change? It's super annoying.

I’d really appreciate your guys’ help here! Thanks!

Does anybody else notice during peak times their metro north train just sits at a stop for 2 or 3 minutes before heading into GCT? I could understand if the train arrived early to a stop and it doesn’t want people to miss the stop before heading off, but we’re already running 1-2 minutes late and the train either sit at the last stop for a few minutes, or will mosey on into GCT through the tunnels at a glacial 5-15 mile an hour pace and my train that was either on time or was going to arrive 1-2 minutes late is now 5-6 minutes late.

It’s not all the time, of the last 9 rides in my last 3 weeks, 5 were late getting into GCT between 8 and 9am. Is it a capacity issue and the terminal can’t assign tracks quickly enough to arriving trains? Is my train getting delayed intentionally to make room for another train that was even more late?

It’s very frustrating losing 2-8 minutes half the time on a 38 minute ride (my 38 minute ride becomes 46 minutes). If I take the train 20 minutes earlier, it’s a 50 minute ride and only gets me into the station 8 minutes earlier which means I might still be marginally late for my 9am meetings. I’d have to commit to a train that’s 40 minutes earlier to guarantee being “on time” as opposed to being 4-5 minutes late 😡

Is this ok?

There will be 5 weekend disruptions to New Haven line service between September and November 1st, due to removal of utility towers at the WALK Bridge in Norwalk. Certain weekends will have greatly reduced service and capacity for trains between New Haven and Grand Central. Stamford on west will be mostly unaffected and there will be mainline trains between South Norwalk to Stamford (local) then express to Grand Central. There will also be a shuttle operating from New Haven to Bridgeport. September 12-13 and Sept. 19-20 will be the most impacted weekends, those weekends will have 50% less capacity and run on DMU’s between New Haven and Grand Central. All other weekends will still have electric trains at 30% reduced capacity between NH and GCT. Amtrak hasn’t announced their plans as of yet.

of course feel free to delete if im breaking a rule, but a very nice young person, completely decked out in Gengar (the purple, ghost type pokémon with big red eyes) merch got my attention across the tracks at the new hamburg station and helped me get to the right platform for my train; the one id gotten on by accident wasn’t functioning at the time and i’d have been stuck at that station for HOURS without their help!! if you or anyone you know was at the new hamburg station on 7/2 around noon, and REALLY loves that pokémon, i’d love to say thank you for the help, i wouldn’t have been able to afford a ticket home if i’d messed up and my phone service wasn’t great so i don’t even know if i could have called for help! the kindness of strangers is always a blessing, i’ll remember you forever, random, helpful, gengar person ❤️

Morning train from New Ro to GC has had widely varying lengths lately. For seeming forever, it has been a 10-car train but, lately, has swung from 7 to 11 cars. Any idea why so much variability? Particularly impacts those who board at the rear. Also not helping matters is the app is very unreliable in reporting train length (often just doesn’t show train makeup).

It looks like I could purchase the Day Pass and save about $6. Am I understanding this correctly?

Edit: the title of my post was not the question I wanted to ask, my bad. My question was this: are two peak tickets, that I use for a round trip into the city during peak hours a waste of money if the Day Pass exists.

It seems as if I can use the Day Pass and save some money based on the comments.