LIRR
LIRR Memorial Day Service Info
The LIRR’s Memorial Day holiday weekend service plan: The MTA Long Island Rail Road will kick start Memorial Day Weekend – the traditional start of summer – by providing additional early-afternoon train service from Penn Station on Friday, May 27 for customers planning an early start to the holiday weekend. There will also be a […]
Senator Says MTA Needs To Take Over
LIRR commuters need no reminder of the painful commutes they had to put up with for days to Amtrak’s recent derailment in one of the East River tunnels. All it did was highlight the sub par agreement between the LIRR & Amtrak in terms of control of operations. One of the first to criticize Amtrak […]
Retired LIRR Worker Pads Salary With OT
Overtime abuse is a huge matter of debate within transit circles as many MTA employees have taken advantage of work rules in place to help bolster their annual salary or pension due after retirement. The latest battle stems from recently retired LIRR engineer Dominick Masiello who earned over $175,000 last year in overtime & perks […]
LIRR Continues To Run Reduced PM Rush Service
As has been par for the course the last few days, the Long Island Rail Road continues to operate reduced PM rush hour service due to Sunday’s Amtrak derailment in the East River Tunnel. Here are the details courtesy of a press release: Amtrak crews are continuing around the clock repair work from Sunday’s Amtrak […]
LIRR AM Rush Info 05-10-11
As I mentioned earlier, the LIRR expects the Amtrak derailment to impact service until at least Wednesday. Earlier tonight, they released service info for tomorrow morning’s rush commute via a press release: As repair work continues from Sunday’s Amtrak derailment in one of the East River tunnels, the MTA Long Island Rail Road will again […]
