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Elected officials joined executives and staff of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and construction contractors Wednesday to announce “substantial ...
Although 14% of the LIRR's nearly 600 "line structures" — bridges, viaducts and tunnels — are deemed in "poor or marginal" condition, MTA officials and outside engineering experts agreed ...
If you take the Hempstead, Ronkonkoma, Port Jefferson or Oyster Bay branches of the LIRR, chances are your commute yesterday was significantly delayed or even suspended entirely. A man ...
Jennifer Summer says as the LIRR train approached the station she observed a drunk and unruly passenger using an emergency control panel to open the doors. "He, like, comes to the door where we ...
LIRR veteran Robert Free will soon lead the commuter railroad after its interim president, Catherine Rinaldi, announced Monday she’s leaving the post. Rinaldi, who has held the position since ...
LIRR commuters have been plagued by overcrowding and botched schedules for months — because no new trains were ever ordered as promised for Grand Central Terminal, documents show. The feds began ...
LIRR officials announced delays, cancellations, and reduced service due to an Amtrak switch issue west of Woodside. The LIRR website was showing a number of cancellations, including the 6:05 p.m ...
NEW YORK (WABC) -- The MTA announced Tuesday that the LIRR Far Rockaway station will now be part of the CityTicket, which gives LIRR riders a discount if they ride the commuter railroad inside NYC.
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A partial LIRR train derailment west of Far Rockaway has resulted in the Far Rockaway Branch service to be suspended east of Valley Stream. The incident happened around 6:30 p.m ...
A dramatic reduction in Long Island Rail Road train cancellations last year is a “good sign” as the LIRR tries to bring back all the riders it lost in the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from ...