Metro-North officials reported that their operations were "much better" than earlier in the week.

The cuts would increase the response time by up to five days, Metro-North officials estimated.

Metro-North officials said service on those lines had been restored to normal by the afternoon rush.

In response to critics of the plan, Metro-North officials said there would be no negative environmental impact.

Metro-North officials said they did not know how much revenue the railroad lost in a year from fake tickets.

Metro-North officials were extremely apologetic last night about the problems.

Metro-North officials have estimated that 15 percent of its passengers smoke.

Metro-North officials said they expect to have trains running about every hour by morning, but they did not play down the continuing problems.

But Metro-North officials have pointed out that the railroad has gone more than seven years without an increase.

Metro-North officials insist that the 1940's panels cannot be removed without damaging whatever is left from 1913.