LIRR
LIRR Riders To Experience Significant Delays
Nearly 40.000 LIRR riders can expect significant delays this weekend when service is completely suspended for 48 hours between Hicksville & Mineola. Here are more details via an official release I received: An estimated 40,000 Long Island Rail Road customers face significant delays over the weekend of Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 when […]
LIRR & Metro North Ridership Rises In 2014
Just a few minutes ago, the MTA has announced that ridership on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) & Metro-North Railroad rose in 2014. Here are the details: The Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad both welcomed rising numbers of customers in 2014, new Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) ridership figures show, making them respectively […]
MTA To Get Loan For Railroad Signal Safety
Late Friday afternoon, Governor Cuomo announced that the MTA would be receiving a nearly $1 billion dollar loan from the Federal Railroad Administration for LIRR & Metro-North signal safety upgrades. Here are the details: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the Federal Railroad Administration has approved a loan of $967.1 million to the Metropolitan Transportation […]
LIRR To Provide Extra Service On Friday
The MTA Long Island Rail Road has announced it will be providing extra service for the start of Good Friday & Passover. Here are the complete details: The Long Island Rail Road will provide additional eastbound service on Friday, April 3 for customers leaving work early in observance of Passover and Good Friday. The railroad […]
LIRR St. Patrick’s Day Service Info
The Long Island Rail Road will be providing special service for St. Patrick’s Day 2015. Here are the details: MTA Long Island Rail Road has scheduled 16 extra trains – six westbound morning trains and 10 eastbound afternoon trains to accommodate thousands of LIRR customers who will be traveling to and from the annual St. […]
