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Metro-North service restored after building collapse causes stoppage

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4:17 PM EST, March 4, 2008

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Service was restored on Metro-North Railroad's Harlem, Hudson
and New Haven lines into and out of Grand Central Station at about 4:45 p.m.
Tuesday after a building collapse in Harlem caused a stoppage of more than
one-and-a-half hours.

The railroad, in a statement, said riders should
expect "extensive delays" of up to 90 minutes and crowded conditions on trains.
Riders were cautioned to listen for announcements in Grand Central and at
outlying stations in case of schedule changes.

The Metro-North trains
were halted after an apparently vacant building at 102 East 124th St. collapsed
at about 3 p.m. Dan Bruckner, a spokesman for the railroad, said the NYPD
ordered all railroad traffic through that area stopped at about 3:09
p.m.

A spokesman for the city subway system said NYC Transit's
service was unaffected.

Police said there are no apparent injuries from
the collapse of what appeared to be a small apartment building.

The city
Department of Buildings said all five floors and two exterior walls in the
unoccupied building collapsed. The cause was under investigation, and the
department issued an emergency declaration that allows the city to demolish the
remainder of the building.

An order was issued to vacate a neighboring
building at 100 East 124th St. that was damaged by the collapse.

Staff
writer Rocco Parascandola contributed to this report.

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