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LIRR Wednesday Service Info

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on December 28th, 2010 at 11:44 pm

Earlier today, the Long Island Rail Road held a press conference led by President Helena Williams to discuss the current service situation. During the press conference, she announced they expect near normal service for tomorrow. A brief press release:

For Wednesday morning’s rush hour, the LIRR anticipates operating near normal service with the exception of bus service being provided in place of train service east of Ronkonkoma on the Main Line and east of Speonk on the Montauk Branch .

Hundreds of LIRR employees are continuing to work around the clock to clear snow and ice from tracks, switches and the third rail for the anticipated restoration of the AM Rush.

Personally I am taking the wait & see approach. I’ve been out on the island today & much of it is still a disaster. I’ll believe it will be normal service when I see or hear it myself. I expect a lot of loading delays at stations tomorrow. In my opinion, service won’t really be back to normal until at least Thursday if not Friday.

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Metro-North Wednesday Service Info

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on December 28th, 2010 at 11:39 pm

We are now in the aftermath period of the blizzard which crippled our region over the Christmas weekend. Each individual agency is still facing issues from the storm but are inching closer to being back to 100% functionality. The first up is the Metro-North which earlier this evening released their plans for service tomorrow:

On Wednesday, December 29th, Metro-North will operate a weekday schedule on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines as indicated in the current October 17 timetable. This planned schedule features additional inbound holiday service between 10 AM and noon, with some AM peak trains cancelled or combined. Please also visit our schedules page for details on train times.

Customers should anticipate some delays, listen for station announcements, and use caution getting on and off of trains.

West-of-Hudson Customers: For NJ TRANSIT travel information and current service status please visit http://www.njtransit.com.

Metro-North/LAZ parking facilities are plowed and available for parking. See http://www.mta.info/mnr/html/parking.htm for details.

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LIRR Tuesday Service Update

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on December 27th, 2010 at 11:35 pm

The previous entry briefly touched on the LIRR reopening 4 branches with limited service. A short time ago, the LIRR sent me a press release to share with complete info:

MTA Long Island Rail Road is resuming very limited service tonight from Penn Station to stations on four of its largest branches, Port Washington, Huntington, Ronkonkoma and Babylon.

The Railroad will step up service on those four branches during Tuesday’s AM Peak westbound with trains running half-hourly from Babylon beginning at 5:08 AM; hourly from Ronkonkoma beginning at 5:10 AM; hourly from Port Washington beginning at 5:40 AM; and hourly from Huntington beginning at 6:03 AM.

Hundreds of LIRR employees continue to work around the clock to clear snow and ice from tracks, switches and the third rail. The LIRR also expects to be able to gradually resume very limited service on other branches throughout the day. For the latest information on train service, customers should go to www.mta.info or monitor LIRR service alerts via email.

Snow removal also continues at LIRR owned station parking lots as well as station parking lots maintained by local towns and villages. As of tonight, the following lots had been cleared for parking: Babylon, Bellmore, Hicksville, Huntington, Manhasset, Merrick, Mineola, Port Washington, Ronkonkoma, Brentwood, Cold Spring Harbor, Deer Park, Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Seaford, Syosset, Wantagh and Wyandanch.

Tonight’s trains were the first to carry customers from Penn Station since blizzard conditions and safety concerns led the LIRR to suspend operations on all 11 branches Sunday night

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Tuesday Morning Service Update

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on December 27th, 2010 at 11:30 pm

Earlier this evening, the MTA sent out information on the plans for Tuesday morning service:

MTA crews are continuing round-the-clock work to restore service throughout the system as soon as possible in a manner that is safe for our customers, employees and equipment after the blizzard that dumped almost two feet of snow throughout the MTA’s service territory. Nonetheless, impacts on service will continue into tomorrow, and MTA customers should look to MTA.info before they leave for the latest specific information, and should allow extra travel time.

– The New York City Subway is operating with outages affecting a number of lines that are elevated or in open cuts, particularly in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and the Rockaways in Queens. New York City Transit expects to restore service to all portions of the subway system for tomorrow morning’s rush hour except for the Q train, the A line between Euclid Av. and the Rockaways, the N line in Brooklyn, and the L line from Myrtle Av. to Canarsie. Customers should go to MTA.info for the latest service updates.

– Buses in New York City and Nassau County: Crews are working first to clear stuck buses, and the number of buses that are stuck is being reduced. Second, we are evaluating roadway conditions on a route-by-route basis to determine whether conditions permit us to run service. Third, we are restoring bus service where possible. The MTA is working with the NYC Department of Sanitation to prioritize snow clearance on bus routes. MTA Bridges and Tunnels is also lending snow-clearing trucks to assist clearing bus routes.

– The Long Island Rail Road is resuming very limited service tonight from Penn Station to stations on four of its largest branches, Port Washington, Huntington, Ronkonkoma and Babylon. The Railroad expects to run limited service on those four branches for Tuesday’s AM Peak and continuing throughout the day as hundreds of LIRR employees continue to work around the clock to clear snow and ice from tracks, switches and the third rail. The LIRR also expects to be able to gradually resume very limited service on other branches throughout the day.

– Metro-North Railroad continues to run limited service on all of its lines, with schedules available at this link: http://bit.ly/fTvUNT For tomorrow, Metro-North expects to run a full Saturday schedule.

– Limited service on the Staten Island Railway has been restored as of 6:15 p.m. Monday.

– MTA Bridges and Tunnels advises motorists on bridges that winds are gusting up to 40 miles per hour. In many cases, MTA Bridges and Tunnels has issued Phase I wind restrictions, in which motorists are notified at the bridge to reduce speeds.

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MTA Evening Service Update

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on December 27th, 2010 at 6:48 pm

Here is the latest evening service update courtesy of an e-mail I just received a few minutes ago:

MTA crews are busy at work across our 5,000 square mile territory to restore service throughout the system as soon as possible in a manner that is safe for our customers, employees and equipment after the blizzard that dumped almost two feet of snow throughout the MTA’s service territory.

Workers are clearing snow from tracks, roadways, platforms, and stairways, applying salt and sand for safety, and deicing critical infrastructure such as switches and the third rails that power subways and commuter trains.

This work is ongoing, and we hope to restore limited service to the suspended parts of the system tonight and tomorrow. We will provide information later this evening to inform customers what to expect for the morning commute. Below, please find current conditions for the evening.

– The New York City Subway is operating with outages affecting a number of lines that are elevated or in open cuts, particularly in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and the Rockaways in Queens. Please go to MTA.info for the latest service updates.

– Buses in New York City and Nassau County: Crews are working first to clear stuck buses, and the number of buses that are stuck is being reduced. Second, we are evaluating roadway conditions on a route-by-route basis to determine whether conditions permit us to run service. Third, we are restoring bus service where possible. The MTA is working with the NYC Department of Sanitation to prioritize snow clearance on bus routes. MTA Bridges and Tunnels is also lending snow-clearing trucks to assist clearing bus routes.

– The Long Island Rail Road has restored limited Port Washington branch service eastbound from Penn Station as of 5:30 pm. As train equipment becomes available, the LIRR will continue to run trains on the Port Washington branch this evening. The LIRR is continuing efforts to restore service on additional branches when it is safe to do so. However, impacted snow and ice above the third rail remains a significant issue, along with frozen switches at various locations. Crews will continue to work around the clock to restore service as quickly as possible. The LIRR has been running test trains, without customers, on major branches as part of the effort to bring service back.

– Metro-North Railroad continues to run limited service on all of its lines, with schedules available at this link: http://bit.ly/fTvUNT For tomorrow, Metro-North expects to run a full Saturday schedule.

– Service on the Staten Island Railway is suspended until further notice.

– Bridges and Tunnels advises motorists on bridges that winds are gusting up to 40 miles per hour. In many cases, MTA Bridges and Tunnels has issued Phase I wind restrictions, in which motorists are notified at the bridge to reduce speeds.

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