LIRR
LIRR To Run Modified Holiday Service On MLK Day
Just a few minutes ago the Long Island Rail Road issued a press release via e-mail. The press release was to announce it is running modified holiday service on Martin Luther King Day. Here are the complete details: The MTA Long Island Rail Road will operate on a holiday schedule on Monday, January 19, Martin […]
LIRR Ronkonkoma Service Changes
Earlier today a New York & Atlantic Railway freight train derailed near Deer Park. Due to this, the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Ronkonkoma branch will undergo service changes for the rest of the day & into tomorrow morning prior to the A.M. rush. The LIRR sent out a media alert via e-mail a short […]
LIRR Achieves Record On-Time Performance Yet Again
Yesterday I briefly touched on the Long Island Rail Road’s chaotic 2008 which was filled with many highs & lows. The positive news has already started for them as they achieved record on-time performance for the 2nd straight year. The agency issued a press release via e-mail earlier today: While serving a record number of […]
LIRR 2009 Agenda
Just below, I discussed a sample of the highs & lows experienced by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in 2008. I also linked to a very good review of the year by Newsday’s Alfonso A. Castillo. Sticking with the LIRR, Alfonso A. Castillo brings us a brief report on the agency’s 2009 agenda: The […]
LIRR 2008 Year In Review
LIRR train entering Woodside. Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit 2008 has come & gone & for the Long Island Rail Road, which might be a good thing considering the highs & lows the agency experienced. Positive things did happen under LIRR President Helena Williams watch such as a complete communications overhaul & adding […]
