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Beginning with Sunday's Giants vs. Carolina game, football fans can take Metro-North's Train to the Game for all 1 PM Jets and Giants games this fall at the Meadowlands Sports Complex -- without getting tackled by tolls, traffic and parking fees.

It's a one-ticket ride to the game, and there is direct New Haven Line service for Sunday 1 PM games from major stations. The train departs New Haven at 9:04 AM and makes stops at Bridgeport, Fairfield, Westport, South Norwalk, Stamford, Greenwich, Rye and Larchmont.

New Haven Line provides direct through-service to NJ TRANSIT's Secaucus Junction via Penn Station-NY for all Sunday, 1 PM kick-off home games. From Secaucus Junction, it's an easy transfer to the new Meadowlands Rail Line for the 10-minute ride to the new Meadowlands Sports Complex.

For those who don't live along the New Haven Line or if you're going to a night game, you can still get to the gridiron with regular train service. Just take a Metro-North Hudson, Harlem or New Haven Lines train to Grand Central Terminal, ride the subway or walk 20 minutes to Penn Station-NY, then transfer to a NJ TRANSIT train for an express ride on the new Meadowlands Rail Line via a connection at Secaucus Junction to the new Meadowlands Sports Complex .

Purchase a round-trip rail ticket to the Meadowlands Sports Complex Station at any Metro-North ticket office, ticket machine, or through WebTicket (www.mta.info). The price of a round-trip ticket to the Meadowlands is the same as the round-trip fare from any station to Grand Central, plus $10.50 for the off-peak, round-trip portion of the trip to and from the Penn Station – NY to the Meadowlands. This ticket is good on the New Haven direct train or any regular Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven Line service.

For those who live in Rockland or Westchester, you can also get to the Meadowlands Sports Complex from Spring Valley, Nanuet, and Pearl River stations on the Pascack Valley Line. For Westchester residents, it is an easy 15 - 20 minute drive over the Tappan Zee Bridge to I-87 to any Pascack Valley Line station. Check www.mta.info for the most current schedule details.

For complete details on "Train to the Game" Service, visit Metro-North's home page at www.mta.info/mnr, or pick up a special Meadowlands brochure/timetable in Grand Central Terminal and at outlying stations.

One-hundred years ago today, September 8, 1910, the first Long Island Rail Road trains departed from a grand structure dedicated to transportation—Pennsylvania Station—and traveled under the East River using four tunnels. Long Island celebrated. Today we celebrate that century-old achievement with the opening of a special photo display in our 34th Street Entrance Corridor, one of the LIRR's newest Penn Station areas.

The exhibit includes photographs of the construction of Penn Station and the East River Tunnels along with depictions of various related documents. The exhibit is meant to remind the public about the vital role the LIRR plays in the region.

LIRR President Helena Williams said, "More than 100,000 of our customers use the East River Tunnels and Penn Station each work day to go to their jobs and visit New York City making it a major part of the busiest commuter network in North America. It's only right that we recognize the great achievement of those engineers, transportation experts and sandhogs that made today's Long Island Rail Road system possible. This anniversary and this photo exhibit reminds us of our responsibility as a region to continue to invest in transportation infrastructure to protect what we have in our transit system and to pave the way for future improvements."

The East River Tunnels and Penn Station were part of a plan by Pennsylvania Railroad President Alexander Casatt to have the giant railroad enter the New York City market in grand style to compete with the Vanderbilt-owned New York Central Railroad. The plan included purchase of the Long Island Rail Road since the LIRR owned land in Sunnyside, Queens that the Pennsylvania needed to acquire for a giant rail yard. They were also attracted by the potential of the Long Island market.

The cost for what was officially called "The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad" was approximately $114-million. This included Pennsylvania Station, the East River and North River (Hudson) Tunnels, and the Sunnyside Yard. The cost in 2010 dollars would be approximately $2.5 to $3-billion.

East River Tunnels
The four East River Tunnels along with the two North River (Hudson) Tunnels replaced the ferry boats used by the LIRR to transport their passengers between Manhattan and Queens. With the tunnels rail travelers would now have a one-seat, no ferry transfer ride. The LIRR tunnels began at 7th Avenue in Manhattan and ended at Hunter's Point Avenue in Queens, almost three miles long. Tunneling took six long years of dangerous work some 50-feet under the bottom of the East River using 23-foot high steel shields to push through layers of quicksand, sand, gravel, stone and mud. In addition to the bends, sandhogs (construction workers building the tunnels) had to deal with occasional misfired dynamite charges blasting through bedrock. When completed in early 1910, the tunnels were an engineering marvel built to last.

Still a testimonial to construction ingenuity and longevity, the East River Tunnels have undergone capital improvements in recent years. The modifications, totaling more than $147-million in MTA LIRR Capital Improvement Program funds, include upgraded ventilation and electrical systems, improved tunnel lighting, handrails and communication systems—all designed to improve safety.

Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania Railroad officials envisioned their New York City station as a building that would be a dramatic symbol of their company's greatness and that of the City. When completed in 1910, Pennsylvania Station was all that and more. Designed by the prestigious New York architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White, the station reminded many of the Greek and Roman structures of old. The main concourse had 150-foot ceilings and huge stone columns supported the exterior. Granite, limestone, and steel were the construction materials of choice with specially crafted statuary, including 22 two-ton carved granite eagles, inside and out.

As the years went by and more travelers turned to automobiles and airplanes, abandoning trains, the Pennsylvania Railroad ran into difficult financial times. The once grand Pennsylvania Station became a huge fiscal liability to the debt-ridden Pennsy, maintenance suffered, the famous interior became shabby. Commercial developers wanted the valuable land the once great station stood upon and in 1961 a deal was struck. The great building would come down starting in 1963 and Madison Square Garden would take its place by 1966, with a below ground train station replacing the familiar Beaux-Arts style structure. The destruction of the old Penn Station was considered a great loss and its demise kicked off the modern day landmarks preservation movement.

Installation of a new signal system on the Danbury Branch will necessitate the use of buses in lieu of trains during off-peak weekdays beginning next Monday, September 13 and on four weekends this fall.

Beginning September 13 and continuing until late November, weekday busing will begin for three southbound trains and three northbound branch line trains.

In lieu of the 9:57 a.m. train, a bus will depart Danbury 20 minutes earlier at 9:37 a.m. to maintain the connection at South Norwalk with the 10:51 AM train to Grand Central Terminal. In lieu of the 12:41 PM train, a bus will depart at 12:21 PM and in lieu of the 3:14 p.m. departure, a bus will leave Danbury at 2:54 PM.

For midday northbound departures from South Norwalk to Danbury, bus service will replace the 8:50 AM, 11:11 AM and 2:11 PM trains. Northbound customers will arrive at their home stations a few minutes later than their normal train arrival time.

Differences in bus and train schedules are highlighted in yellow in the current New Haven Line timetable, effective August 30-October 16.

Buses will replace all weekend train service on: September 18-19, September 25-26, October 2-3 and October 9-10

Please note: Bicycles are not permitted on buses.

Metro-North appreciates your patience during this important project to improve service.

For the first time ever, music fans can take the train to concerts at Yankee Stadium - Eminem and Jay-Z perform on Monday, September 13 and on Tuesday, September 14 – and leave the cars at home.

MTA Metro-North Railroad is offering direct train service - a one-seat-ride - from all three lines, Hudson, Harlem and New Haven. In addition, there will be full shuttle service from Grand Central Terminal and Harlem-125th Street to and from the Yankees-East 153rd Street Station.

On the Harlem Line, the direct train will depart Southeast at 3:58 PM and on the New Haven Line, the direct train will depart New Haven at 4:15 PM, each making stops as shown in the current 7:05 PM Yankees Game Day Service timetable.

On the Hudson Line, southbound trains will make additional stops at the Yankees-East 153rd Street Station between 4 PM and 7 PM and northbound trains will be making additional stops between 3:45 PM and 8:00 PM, as shown in the current Yankees Game Day Service timetable.

After the concerts, even more direct service will be provided.

On the Hudson Line, four direct trains will operate; two making local stops to Croton-Harmon and two Poughkeepsie train making first stop Croton-Harmon. There will be additional stops on northbound Hudson Line trains between 8 PM and 12:22 AM and the last northbound train after the concert will depart Yankees-E. 153rd Street Station at 2:03 AM..

On the Harlem Line, two direct trains will make local stops from Mount Vernon West to Southeast.

On the New Haven Line, there will be four direct trains; two expresses to New Haven, and two local trains to Stamford.

During the concert, train service from the stadium to Grand Central and Harlem-125th Street will operate regularly until12:48AM, as shown in the 7:05 PM Yankees Game Day Service timetable.

So take the train and sleep on the way home!

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