Metro-North has had its share of problems in recent times, the latest of which – Milford's Devon Bridge – could pose a problem for commuters traveling between Connecticut and New York this holiday weekend.
A portion of the Devon Bridge became stuck in the upright position during routine testing early Wednesday morning, choking rail traffic from four tracks to two and slowing train travel Wednesday into Thursday.
"It's delayed my travel," says Kloud Yoon, of Fairfield. "Not only that, sometimes I will go to Derby as well, so sometimes I have to transfer in places I don't even know."
Yoon said she rides Metro-North trains almost daily and that passengers aren't getting enough bang for their buck.
"The train is always delayed. You know, we pay a lot of taxes, and not only that, Connecticut has the highest fare rates too," she said.
Railroad officials said the Devon Bridge repair will likely be counted in days, possibly through the Fourth of July weekend.
An unrelated electrical failure that affected service between New York City and Stamford early Thursday morning has been repaired, according to Metro-North.
