LIRR

No LIRR Long Beach Service This Weekend

New track being installed at the Powell Creek Bridge. Photo courtesy of MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). Yet again, due to the construction of new bridges over Powell Creek & Hog Island Channel, the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is replacing Long Beach Line service with buses. Here are the complete details from […]


LIRR: Holiday Schedule On President’s Day

As expected, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will be running on a holiday schedule this upcoming Monday, President’s Day. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release sent to me a short time ago: The MTA Long Island Rail Road will operate on a holiday schedule on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 15. […]


LIRR Winter Storm Plans

Within the last hour, the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has announced its plans for the upcoming winter storm. Their plans include running extra early afternoon trains, & reduced evening service. Here are the complete details: The LIRR announced, today, its winter storm operating plan in anticipation of a significant snowstorm hitting Long Island […]


Stony Brook Station Renovations To Begin Soon

Just a short time ago, the MTA Long Island Rail Road announced that station renovations at the Stony Brook station would begin. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release I received: The MTA Long Island Rail Road’s Stony Brook Station, on the Port Jefferson Branch, will undergo a $2.7 million renovation project […]


LIRR Long Beach Service Reminder

Two weeks ago, I wrote an entry highlighting the loss of service on the LIRR’s Long Beach line for two weekends due to planned construction. MTA Long Island Rail Road sent out a reminder press release to me earlier this afternoon. Here are the details: There will be no train service along the Long Beach […]