Known for informing riders in his familiar voice “This is the train to…”, Van Ritshie died at the age of 80 after spending ...

The iconic voice behind the Metro-North Railroad’s automated announcements has died. The railroad made the announcement ...

Amtrak officials said a brush fire east of Penn Station in New York caused a power outage that interrupted train services to ...

Service between New York and New Haven, Connecticut, remained suspended on Wednesday due to a fire the day before.

The blaze was apparently connected to an Amtrak substation in the Bronx. The operator said it expected normal service to ...

Trains approaching Penn Station are being moved from the area at lowered speeds using diesel-powered engines, Amtrak said, ...

A fire that broke out near train tracks in the Bronx on Tuesday led to an suspension of all Amtrak service between NY Penn ...

Amtrak resumed service on trains between New York’s Penn Station and New Haven, Connecticut, after a brush fire near East ...

Metro-North Railroad’s New Canaan Branch was temporarily suspended Friday night after a person was struck by a train near ...

Ritshie’s voice was heard by millions of New Yorkers as he delivered announcements on LIRR and Metro-North trains.

Van Ritshie, the man who voiced the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North train announcements, died earlier in November at ...

Ritshie, 80, recorded the distinctive train station announcements in 1995, which remain in use today.