LIRR

Editorial On LIRR Third Rail Project

Last month I wrote about the LIRR Third Rail project & how important it was to the overall transit infrastructure of Long Island. In Friday’s edition of Newsday, Jeffrey M. Zupan of the Regional Plan Association discussed the importance of the project in an editorial. Here is a small sample of it: The recent announcement […]


Future LIRR Service Diversions

Earlier this afternoon I received a press release from the LIRR about a major service diversion coming up this month. The diversion will have buses replace trains between Mineola & Jamaica on 5 LIRR branches due to work on the Queens Interlocking Project. Here are the complete details: Long Island Rail Road President Helena Williams […]


Buses To Replace Trains On Port Washington Line This Weekend

Later today the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) division of the MTA will post a press release on their site about weekend changes on the Port Washington line. Here are the details: Track and drainage work being performed between Great Neck and Port Washington on the MTA Long Island Rail Road’s Port Washington Branch will […]


Buses To Replace Some Oyster Bay Branch Trains

Yesterday afternoon, the MTA’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) division issued a press release to announce buses will replace 4 trains on the Oyster Bay branch for the first two weekends in August. Here are the complete details: Buses will replace four trains (two eastbound and two westbound) on the MTA Long Island Rail Road’s […]


LIRR Third Rail Project Battle

The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has many projects that are important to its operations. While many would say the East Side Access project is the most important, I will respectfully disagree. I feel the most important project for the Long Island Rail Road is the creation of a third track on the main line. […]