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Repairing Sandy Damaged Rail Tunnels Could Snarl Commute for Years
Almost two years ago, Sandy flooded four of Amtrak's six tunnels in and out of Manhattan with 13 million gallons of sea water. While the agency flushed the tunnels out in the days following the storm,...
View ArticleLIRR Train Hits SUV in Crossing
For the second time in a month, an MTA train has hit an SUV at a road crossing.This time, it happened on Long Island and no one was killed. An eyewitness told MTA investigators that the elderly woman...
View ArticleBridge Demolition to Disrupt LIRR Service This Weekend
The roadbed of the 74-year-old Ellison Avenue Bridge is so bad, it's a patchwork of potholes and steel plates.So the MTA is taking the whole thing down — and suspending all LIRR service between...
View ArticleLIRR Also a Winner at the Belmont Stakes
American Pharoah wasn't the only winner Saturday evening. The race was also a major test for two New York institutions, and both are likely finishing their weekend feeling victorious.The Long Island...
View ArticleMorning Delays on LIRR Following Freight Derailment
Long Island Rail Road says riders should expect delays and cancellations during their morning commute following a freight train derailment west of Hicksville.The agency says crews are continuing to...
View ArticleCuomo Renews Bet on Third Track to Ease LIRR Woes
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday gave New Yorkers a sneak preview of a piece of his upcoming State of the State address: a plan to boost Long Island's economy by adding capacity on the Long Island Rail...
View ArticleCuomo's Vision for Penn Station: Goodbye, MSG Theater; Hello, Empire Station...
Referencing the nation's founding fathers, as well as the creation of the Erie Canal, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday the time has come to think big and take on one of the most hated structures in the...
View ArticleLIRR Raises Hopes — Only to Leave Them on Crowded Platforms
Early Monday morning, thousands of Long Island Rail Road commuters showed up at their train platforms expecting a normal day. But instead they were greeted with crowds, chaos, and a general lack of...
View ArticleLIRR's Snowstorm Postmortem: We Need Better Technology — And Communication...
Following the Jan. 23 blizzard — which caused a shutdown of the LIRR, followed by a bumpy resumption of service that confused and infuriated riders — the MTA promised to take a hard look at what...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Looming Transit Strikes
Five days before NJ Transit rail workers could go out on strike, Gov. Chris Christie left the state to vacation with his wife to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary."It's not the job of the...
View ArticleNormal LIRR Service Expected for Morning Commute
The Long Island Rail Road expects normal service for the morning commute following massive delays and cancellations caused by signal trouble a day earlier.The agency says Amtrak has completed repairs...
View ArticleMTA: Work Car Derailment Snarls Morning Commute on LIRR
Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials say Long Island Railroad customers can expect delays during the morning rush hour as some westbound trains are cancelled or being diverted because of a...
View ArticleSurprise! MTA on the Hook for More Penn Station Money
When Gov. Andrew Cuomo released further details of his plans to revamp Penn Station and transform the post office building across the street into a grand train hall, two points caught some transit...
View ArticleLIRR Service Disruptions Persist After Saturday Derailment
It could be a rough commute for Long Islanders.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he's hopeful workers can clear one of two tracks on the Long Island Rail Road's main line for the Monday morning commute....
View ArticleBroken Rail Causing Commute Headaches in and out of Penn Station
A broken rail in one of the East River tunnels is causing delays and cancellations on Amtrak, NJ Transit and LIRR trains in and out of Penn Station during Wednesday morning's commute.NJ Transit says...
View ArticleLIRR Crash at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn Injures Over 100
The FDNY says 103 people suffered non-life-threatening injuries when a Long Island Railroad train derailed as it arrived at the Atlantic Terminal station in Brooklyn Wednesday morning.Passengers told...
View ArticleService Restored, Major Delays Expected on LIRR
Limited westbound service is restored on the Long Island Railroad after a stalled equipment train caused service to be suspended in both directions.The MTA says commuters can expected delays and...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo Asks President Trump For Help With 'Deplorable' Penn Station
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is asking President Trump for federal help with Penn Station, saying the "impact of its state of disrepair" is at "a tipping point."In his letter Sunday to the president,...
View ArticleThe MTA Wants to Increase Capital Spending, by Borrowing More
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board of directors Wednesday voted to increase spending in its 2015-2019 capital plan by $5 billion, right as the quality of its service is coming...
View ArticleThree of Penn Station's 21 Tracks to be Closed this Summer
Officials allowed reporters onto Penn Station tracks for the first time Thursday to look at the repairs that need to be made to reduce future derailments and other delays.“We will be taking out ties,"...
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