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The Commuter Life: Can Anything Ease The Pain?

Bebeto Matthews
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AP
Passengers board a Metro-North train at Grand Central Terminal in 2016. Commuters into and out of the terminal faced delays, a day after a fire broke out beneath elevated train tracks in the city.

Gridlocked roads, delayed trains and rising fares make being a commuter in Connecticut and Long Island a challenge, to say the least. What's being done to help ease the life of the commuter? Today on The Full Story, Ron speaks with: