# Partial Building Collapse in Upper Manhattan: Metro-North Shutdown

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-building-collapse-in-upper-manhattan-metro-north-shutdown/151968
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [January 31, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-building-collapse-in-upper-manhattan-metro-north-shutdown/151968 "2003-01-31T21:50:45Z")
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### Author: ![Wyld\_Stallyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Wyld\_Stallyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyld_Stallyn)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-building-collapse-in-upper-manhattan-metro-north-shutdown/151968/1 "2003-01-31T21:50:45Z")

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I just heard that due to a partial building collapse at 118th and Park, MetroNorth trains into and out of the city will no longer be operating. Anyone have any more facts relating to this building collapse?

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### Author: ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partial-building-collapse-in-upper-manhattan-metro-north-shutdown/151968/2 "2003-01-31T22:02:36Z")

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Delays up to 20 minutes on all three branches of MNRR. It hasn’t been shut down completely. That’s according to 1010WINS radio.