LIRR
LIRR Labor Day 2015 Service Plan
Here is the Labor Day 2015 service plan for the Long Island Railroad (LIRR): MTA Long Island Rail Road will provide additional early-afternoon trains from Penn Station on Friday, September 4, for customers planning an early getaway for the Labor Day weekend. There will be four extra Babylon trains, three extra Port Jefferson Branch trains, […]
LIRR Anticipates Normal PM Rush Service
After the horror show that was LIRR service this morning, the agency just announced it anticipates normal PM rush service but with some possible delays. Here is more via the press release I received: The Long Island Rail Road anticipates operating on a normal schedule for this evening’s rush hour. LIRR electrical engineers have been […]
New LIRR Timetables Start Sept 8
The MTA Long Island Railroad (LIRR) has announced that new timetables will start on September 8th. Here are more details: Long Island Rail Road timetables will change on Tuesday, September 8, bringing better service and some temporary schedule adjustments related to track work. The timetables also allow for the railroad to run special trains to […]
Sen Schumer Seeks $550M For Repairs
In a followup to the story of the U.S. District Court’s decision to cap the payout at $125M for Amtrak for superstorm Sandy damage, Senator Chuck Schumer is seeking $550M in unused superstorm Sandy funds to help Amtrak fund its proposed project to fix the East River tunnels. Newsday Transit Reporter Alfonso A. Castillo has […]
Payout Cap Could Cause LIRR Repair Delays
The fallout from superstorm Sandy continues to rear its ugly head in the tri-state area in terms of our transit infrastructure. One of those key pieces is the Amtrak owned East River Tunnels that the LIRR uses to & from Penn Station. Last year the much maligned Amtrak proposed plans to fix 2 of the […]
