Open Door On Metro-North Train Doesn’t Faze Passengers, Worries MTA

Jeremy Grimes, a daily commuter from Connecticut shot this video, which shows passengers barely noticing a wide open door on a speeding Metro-North train. Even those a few inches from the open door (and the rushing ground below it) don’t seem worried.
The malfunctioning door was left open as the train sped toward Grand Central Station.
“The train started to move and everyone just kind of acknowledged it, eyeballed it for a second and then shrugged it off,” Grimes wrote in an email to the New York Times.
Metro-North officials were far more concerned.
“The footage in this video is very disturbing to us, and Metro-North is investigating,” Metro-North spokeswoman, Marjorie Anders told the New York Times.
Metro-North Railroad is planning a normal weekday schedule for Thursday morning, but asked riders to check their site at www.mta.info before leaving the house about cancelled trains, service disruptions, and other problems with their commute.
Busing will be in effect on the Waterbury branch line Wednesday after 9 p.m. and during the Thursday rush hour.
On Wednesday night, Metro-North Railroad was dealing with the impact of having many trains out of service, by either canceling or combining many runs after 9 p.m. on the New Haven line.
On Wednesday morning, service ran smoothly relative to some other snowy mornings this month, Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said, with only 4 of 125 westbound trains late on Wednesday morning.
After 9 p.m. Wednesday on the Metro-North New Haven line a number of trains will be cancelled due to ongoing weather-related car repairs:
The following inbound trains to Grand Central are cancelled and or combined with other trains:
The 9:03 p.m. local from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal is canceled and combined with the 7:57 p.m. from New Haven to Grand Central, making all stops of both trains.
The 9:32 p.m. and 10:08 p.m. locals from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal are canceled and will be combined with the 8:57 p.m. train from New Haven to Grand Central.
The 11:16p.m. local train from South Norwalk to Grand Central Terminal is canceled and combined with the 10:10 p.m. train from New Haven to Grand Central Terminal, which will make all stops of both trains.
The 12:41 am local from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal is canceled and combined with the 11:38 pm from New Haven to Grand Central Terminal, departing New Haven at 11:38 pm and making all stops of both trains.
The following outbound trains have been cancelled or combined:
The 10:10pm local train from Grand Central Terminal has been cancelled, with the next available alternative being the 10:40 pm local from Grand Central to Stamford.
The 11:10 PM local from Grand Central Terminal to Stamford is canceled, with the next available alternative being the 11:40 PM local from Grand Central Terminal to Stamford.
The 12:17 AM from Grand Central Terminal to New Haven is canceled and combined with the 12:25 AM local from Grand Central Terminal to Stamford, which will make all stops of both trains.
The 1:12 AM from Grand Central Terminal to New Haven is canceled and combined with the 1:15 AM local from Grand Central Terminal to Stamford, making all stops of both trains to New Haven.
- The 1:49 AM from Grand Central Terminal to New Haven is canceled and combined with the 1:53 AM local from Grand Central Terminal to Stamford, making all stops of both trains to New Haven.
For tomorrow, Thursday, January 27, Metro-North anticipates operating a normal weekday schedule. See a current October 17 timetable or view the schedules page for details on train times.