Metro-North Railroad will operate on a “near-normal weekday schedule” Monday after a mudslide over the weekend, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
“In the face of dangerous weather and a looming deadline, our MTA team worked around-the-clock to restore the safe, reliable service New Yorkers count on," Hochul said in a statement.
Service on the Hudson Line was suspended Saturday between Croton-Harmon and Tarrytown because of a mudslide caused by rain.
Crew members continuously worked to clear out 350 cubic yards of soil and debris and 250 cubic yards of rock and cement walls from two of the Hudson Line’s four tracks, officials said.
Work on the remaining two tracks is expected to take place for the next few days. Crew members plan to work Sunday night into Monday morning to rebuild 140 feet of a third rail that was crushed by the mudslide.
Metro-North is canceling four of the 158 trains that operate daily on the Hudson Line, officials said.
The four trains that will not operate are:
The 6:42 a.m. departure from Poughkeepsie, due into Grand Central at 8:18 a.m. Officials recommend riders to take the 6:48 a.m. departure or the 6:25 a.m. departure as alternatives.
Those who take the 7:08 a.m. departure from Tarrytown will be accommodated by the 6:45 a.m. train from Croton-Harmon, which will make all stops of both trains.
The 5:30 p.m. and 6:11 p.m. Poughkeepsie express trains from Grand Central will not operate. Officials recommend riders to take the 5:32 p.m. or 6:15 p.m. trains as alternatives.
Reverse-peak trains will also bypass Philipse Manor or Scarborough during the morning and evening rush hours.
Officials say that customers who are looking to travel north to those stations in the morning will need to ride a northbound train to Ossining or Croton-Harmon to board a southbound train. For customers who are looking to travel south from those stations in the evening, officials say they will need to ride a southbound train to Tarrytown to board a northbound train.
Amtrak says they have no estimates for when service will resume, putting the Monday morning commute in peril for thousands of New Yorkers.
No one was injured in the mudslide, and no trains were stranded, according to officials.