Metro-North ridership soars as more bound for Hudson Valley
Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | Commuters at the White Plains Metro-North Railroad station await a train bound for Grand Central Terminal. (Nov. 1, 2012)
Metro-North, already the nation's busiest commuter rail, is on pace to break its own ridership records in 2012. And its success has little to do with the traditional commuter heading into Grand Central Station every day.
The formula to the 30-year-old rail line's record growth is a focus on riders making the reverse commute to the Hudson Valley for jobs, passengers who need to hop on for just...
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