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Update: Metro-North New Haven Line Trains Ordered to Stop
Grand Central Terminal "lost control" of the line.
Update: 4:35 p.m.
The MTA issued the following statement at 4:30:
"Due to an earlier power outage in Grand Central Terminal we are currently experiencing delays of up to 40 minutes in both directions."
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Update: 4:27 p.m.
MTA Spokeswoman Marjorie Anders told Patch the train stoppage on the New Haven Line was due to a "power control problem in Manhattan."
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"We should be back in business by 4:21," Anders said.
Anders said the MTA expects a half-hour delay on New Haven Line trains, but would not elaborate.
Original Story
All Metro-North New Haven Line trains have been ordered to stop at the next station they reach and wait., according to a broadcast from the Rail Traffic Control Center in Grand Central Terminal. The announcement said the control center has “lost control” of the line.
The MTA could not be reached for comment.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.
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