On Fri (1/28) Metro North was combining trains out of GCT on the New Haven line. I was on a 5 car 5:36 pm rush hour train (that&#039;s a much shorter than usual train for that time of day) which was PACKED and I stood to Stamford (1st stop) along with many others then had to scramble for a seat.  This morning&#039;s train (7:12 am out of Stratford) kept having &quot;smoke conditions&quot; - a weird electrical fire stench) and the train kept stopping for inspections by Metro North mechanical staff. We stopped for several mins at the maintenance yard between Stratford and Bridgeport.  We stopped for inspection at Bridgeport.  We stopped for inspection at Fairfield.  We ran really slowly the whole route and arrived at GCT 45 mins late.  I have been on time to work only once or twice in the past few weeks with these unpredictable commutes. My boss is I&#039;m sure getting tired of my daily train update emails on why I&#039;m not there!