LIRR

LIRR To Run Extra Trains For U.S. Open

Continuing with LIRR news, the MTA Long Island Rail Road will once again be running extra trains for those attending the U.S. Open. Here are the complete details courtesy of the press release I received: The MTA/ Long Island Rail Road is serving up aces with its frequent service to the U.S. Tennis Open. Extra […]


LIRR To Offer Extra Service To Mets-Willets Point

Time to catch up on some transit news & I will start with some LIRR information. The MTA Long Island Rail Road will be offering extra service to Mets-Willets Point for the Billy Joel movie this Saturday. Here are the complete details: The MTA Long Island Rail Road is the best way to get into […]


Track Work Affects Babylon & Montauk Service

Earlier this afternoon, the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) announced that track work would affect overnight service on the Babylon & Montauk lines this weekend. Here are the complete details courtesy of the press release I received: Several trains canceled; customers on other trains A track work program in the Amityville area will affect […]


LIRR To Launch Jury Duty Special

In what comes as a bit of news to me, it seems that there is a niche rider market that needed some service to match their needs. The market in question is the unknown amount of people needing to get to Riverhead for jury duty. After having discussions with Suffolk County officials & analyzing the […]


LIRR Sees A Rise In Cashless Riders

For regular Long Island Rail Road riders, it is known that the best way to ride is to buy your tickets in advance. When you don’t & have to buy them on the train, you pay an even more inflated cost for a service that is already priced too high. However let me not digress […]