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Metro North critic questions railroad President on improvements

Local lawmakers have questioned the leader of Metro North about specific issues in the region.  Railroad President Joseph Giulietti appeared before the Transportation Committee Monday and said that the commuter railroad today is a better railroad than it was two years ago. 

 

Wilton Senator Toni Boucher asked Giulietti about the electrification of the Danbury branch line and getting train cars on that line.  He says the beauty of the diesel cars is that when the electric cars run into problems during major snow storms, the diesel are there as a back up.

 

Boucher suggested that when Metro North is fixing infrastructure and there are known delays, that they be notified in advance.  She says that way when constituents email or call about the delays, they can give a clear answer.  Boucher says in her experience, when people know the reason for the delay, they don't tend to get as upset about it.

 

Giulietti stressed that Metro-North still faces "extensive challenges" that did not develop overnight.

 

Boucher asked Joseph Giulietti about time tables, equipment failures and delays that gave riders the impression that the Danbury Branch was the forgotten ones in the system.  Giulietti notes that Metro North spent the better part of last year working out all of the problems on the Danbury line associated with the grade crossing upgrades.

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