{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-040","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Connecticut (Waterbury Branch of the New Haven Line)","state":"CT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Commissioner Joseph Giulietti; Metro-North Railroad","authority":"CTDOT rail service authority","instrument":"CTDOT press release, Oct. 23, 2020: Waterbury Branch train service resumes Oct. 26, 2020 after a six-month suspension and bussing (capital work accelerated during the ridership collapse); customers reminded to wear masks at stations and on trains","title":"Train Service Set to Resume on the Waterbury Branch on Monday, October 26, 2020","dateIssued":"2020-10-23","effective":"2020-10-26 (resumption); suspension from about Apr. 2020","end":"2020-10-26","startDate":"2020-10-26","endDate":"2020-10-26","quarters":["2020Q4"],"types":["TRAV","MASK"],"addressees":["Waterbury Branch rail customers"],"clause":"The Connecticut Department of Transportation is pleased to announce the resumption of train service on the Waterbury Branch Line, beginning Monday, October 26, 2020. The restoration of rail service follows a six-month suspension and bussing of the service, to allow rail line construction projects to be accelerated.... CTDOT and Metro-North Railroad would like to remind customers to always wear a mask or face covering and to practice social distancing to the greatest extent possible at stations and onboard trains.","enforcement":"Operator schedule decision; mask rule under EO 7NNN","functions":["WF commuting workforce (Naugatuck Valley commuter rail replaced by buses for six months)","TV travel"],"notes":"Service announcement graded context: the Danbury and Waterbury branches were \u0027suspended to accelerate ongoing capital projects, while ridership levels remain at historic lows\u0027 (Ex. 041), i.e., a suspension made possible by the ridership collapse under the Governor\u0027s orders.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":633905,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-040","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-040","citation":"Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Commissioner Joseph Giulietti; Metro-North Railroad, CTDOT press release, Oct. 23, 2020: Waterbury Branch train service resumes Oct. 26, 2020 after a six-month suspension and bussing (capital work accelerated during the ridership collapse); customers reminded to wear masks at stations and on trains (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-040)","stateName":"Connecticut","related":[]}