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It is operated by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which also operates the MTA New York City Transit buses and subway trains, and the Long Island Rail Road.
There are three Metro-North lines: the Harlem, Hudson, and New Haven. The New Haven line also has three branches providing connecting service to New Canaan, DanburyDanbury is a city located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,848, but a July 1, 2002 Census estimate put the city's population at 76,917. Danbury is one of the fastest-growing cities in Conn, and WaterburyWaterbury is a city located in New Haven County, Connecticut. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 107,271. It is the fifth-largest city in Connecticut. Waterbury is home to Teikyo Post University. Waterbury had as its Mayor from 1943. AmtrakAmtrak is the name of an intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. Amtrak is an independent for-profit corporation, however its board is entirely controlled by the United States government through presidential appointme also runs service along the New Haven and Hudson lines.
Metro-North trains run on the east side of the Hudson RiverThe Hudson River called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. It is named for Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Netherlands, and terminate at Grand Central TerminalGrand Central Terminal (often still called Grand Central Station although technically that is the name of the nearby post office) is a train station in midtown Manhattan, New York, a borough of New York City, located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue. Presen.
Metro-North also runs trains west of the Hudson River from Hoboken, New JerseyHoboken is a densely populated city on the west bank of the Hudson River in Hudson County, New Jersey, just across from Manhattan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 38,577. Geography Hoboken is located at 40°44'41" North, 74°1'59", in partnership with New Jersey TransitNew Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, USA. It operates bus, light rail, and commuter rail services throughout the state. NJ Transit's commuter trains feed into Pennsylvania Station in. Those trains go to Port JervisPort Jervis is a city located in Orange County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,860. The City of Port Jervis is located where New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania meet. Port Jervis was a port on the Delaware and Hud and Spring Valley.
Some services are operated by diesel, but most services running directly into Manhattan are electric powered. Many of Metro-North's trains are capable of both diesel and electric operation. On the Hudson line, trains are powered by electrified third rail south from the vicinity of Croton-Harmon, and diesel north of there. Parts of the New Haven line are serviced by catenary wire.
Metro-North mascot is Metro Man. A robotic cyborg in the shape of a train, he educates children about railway safety.
See also: List of Metro-North Railroad stations