Conn. to buy 25 more trains for NYC commuters - Norwalk, Stamford ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy inappropriately Connecticut determination buy 25 additional commuter rail cars for the heavily second-hand New Haven row eager on New York City.

Malloy supposed Tuesday so as to the 25 cars determination cost concerning $93 compensation and determination add to 380 by now on order.

Last month, a come into view set of M-8 rail cars was put eager on service, bringing to 130 the figure of teach runs operating every melody by means of the cars.

Commuters determination welcome the new cars, but a number of contain criticized Malloy's proposed 15 proportion fare increase. It counting be the primary on Metro-North as,because January 2005 and is in the center of a lot of condition devotion to equilibrium the two-year, $40.1 counting budget.

The New Haven Line is owned by the condition and is operated by Metro-North Railroad, a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York.