Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters

Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling.

Rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, is expected to resume by Wednesday morning's rush hour.

Commuters used a patchwork of cars, trains and buses to get to work on Monday. State officials say traffic on major roads in southwest Connecticut were not as choked as they feared.

Meanwhile, lawmakers plan hearings on the crash on the rail network they say is in need of extensive improvements.

The Metro-North collision at rush hour Friday evening injured 72 people, including one who remained in critical condition Monday. It snarled commutes for roughly 30,000 people who normally use the train.