LIRR
LIRR Anticipates Normal Rush Hour Service
Service has been anything but normal on the Long Island Rail Road since last Monday’s fire at Hall Tower just east of Jamaica Station. Normal commutes for hundreds of thousands turned into absolute nightmares as a plethora of trains were canceled during both rush hour periods. Throughout the week it seemed hard to see a […]
LIRR Weekend Service Information
As expected, LIRR service is still affected after the fire at the Hall signal tower east of Jamaica Station. The agency sent out a press release a short while ago with complete details for their weekend service plans: The LIRR continues to make progress on repairing critical switching and signal equipment damaged in Monday’s fire […]
MTA & Officials Meet To Discuss Flooding Issue
For those who have ever been in or around the Long Island Rail Road’s Mineola station and its intermodal center, you would know how susceptible it is to flooding during heavy periods of rain. Recently officials from the town & LIRR met to discuss the problem. Rich Forestano of Mineola American has more: MTA/LIRR and […]
LIRR To Operate Weekend Montauk Service
I apologize for not posting this sooner. The summer months see a big spike in ridership on the Montauk line due to riders going out to Hamptons for the weekend. With so much service being affected due to the fire at a major switching tower near Jamaica Station on Monday, it is safe to assume […]
LIRR Friday AM & PM Rush Hour Service Info
Signal men checking control wires within a switch machine. Photo courtesy of the MTA Long Island Rail Road. Yesterday evening, the MTA Long Island Rail Road sent out a press release with the latest planned service information stemming from the Jamaica Tower fire. There will continue to be major service interruptions in the form of […]
