Call-prep brief · checked 2026-08-01

Metro-North Railroad

Grade C · 74.7 / 100

Down 1.4 points since 2026-07-31 (C to C).

For this call: lead with the grade and the three fixes below, then confirm the feed is current and the NTD details line up. Each fix is framed as a next step, not a failure.

What changed since the last check

Correctness down 4.0
Freshness no change
Rider experience down 0.1
Realtime quality no change

Top three things to fix

Check with your AVL vendor that every vehicle assignment flows into TripUpdates, including school-day and tripper runs.
36 of 36 trips scheduled during the sampling window had no live predictions. Riders on those trips get schedule data dressed up as realtime. Caltrans expects every operating trip in TripUpdates.
Effort: A vendor data-mapping question.
Add feed_info.txt with feed_start_date and feed_end_date to your export.
feed_info.txt is missing its start/end dates (the file itself is absent) Apps and this scorecard can't warn anyone before the feed goes stale without stated validity dates.
Effort: Two fields, set once in export settings.
Add fare_attributes.txt (or Fares v2 files) with your fare structure. If your service is fare-free, ask to have it marked fare-free instead.
The feed contains no fare information. Riders see 'fare unknown' in trip planners and can't budget their trip; visitors are most affected.
Effort: A small file for most flat-fare systems.

Finding handoff

Move one finding to a recheck

Select one finding. Copy the request, make the change in the feed-producing tool, then compare the next complete run.

Feed evidence: 36 of 36 trips scheduled during the sampling window had no live predictions.
Next action: Check with your AVL vendor that every vehicle assignment flows into TripUpdates, including school-day and tripper runs.
Recheck: Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.

Copy handoff text

Agency: Metro-North Railroad
Finding: scorecard_rt_trip_coverage
Feed evidence: 36 of 36 trips scheduled during the sampling window had no live predictions.
Why it matters: Riders on those trips get schedule data dressed up as realtime. Caltrans expects every operating trip in TripUpdates.
Requested change: Check with your AVL vendor that every vehicle assignment flows into TripUpdates, including school-day and tripper runs.
Recheck: Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.
Evidence: https://gtfsscorecard.org/agency/metro-north-railroad/?finding=scorecard_rt_trip_coverage#finding-handoff

NTD GTFS readiness: Ready

Published at a public URL, valid, current, and identified with agency_id: the four feed checks for RY2026 all hold here. Only your own D-10 and P-50 filings make that official; this is a heads-up, not a determination.

Published Ready: Published at a public URL.
Valid Ready: Passes validation with no errors.
Current Ready: Service data covers the next 113 days.
agency_id provided Ready: agency.txt provides agency_id. For RY2026, keep one stable value for each NTD reporter represented in the feed and crosswalk each value on the P-50 form.

agency_id equals NTD ID (optional): Not checked yet. This feed provides agency_id. For RY2026, keep one stable value for each NTD reporter represented in the feed and crosswalk it on the P-50 form. The value does not need to equal the five-digit NTD ID; we do not have that ID on file, so the optional equality comparison is not checked yet.

Key facts

Feed URL: http://web.mta.info/developers/data/mnr/google_transit.zip
Last checked: 2026-08-01
Service window: 113 days of service data remain. Last service date 2026-11-22.
Location: New York

Part of the New York portfolio: see where this agency sits among the state's feeds before the call.

A data-quality and completeness read to support an agency conversation. Not an official compliance determination. Rubric v1.3, validator 8.0.1.