Rail Inspections To Affect Ronkonkoma Service
Starting September 14th, & including the 15th & 19th, LIRR service on the Ronkonkoma Line will be affected due to rail inspections. Here are the complete details just released by the LIRR just minutes ago via an e-mailed press release:
The MTA Long Island Rail Road will provide bus service in place of some trains on the Ronkonkoma Branch on Monday, September 14, Tuesday, September 15 and Saturday, September 19, as track inspections are made by the Sperry Rail Car.
The Sperry Rail Car, a bright yellow vehicle fitted with ultrasonic and induction test equipment, is designed to detect internal rail defects not readily visible to the eye. Defects that are found will be corrected immediately by a crew of LIRR track maintenance workers. The Sperry Rail Car is used twice a year to inspect approximately 500 miles of LIRR track.
September 14-15:
Sperry Rail Car testing will take place between Ronkonkoma and Greenport. Customers on two eastbound and two westbound midday trains will be affected.
Eastbound:
Customers on the 9:02 AM train from Ronkonkoma to Greenport and the 1:42 PM train from Ronkonkoma to Riverhead will board buses at Ronkonkoma to complete their trips.Westbound:
Customers on the 11:42 AM train from Greenport to Ronkonkoma and the 3:19 PM train from Riverhead to Ronkonkoma will board buses at their stations and transfer to trains at Ronkonkoma to complete their trips.=====
September 19:
Sperry Rail Car testing will take place between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma. Customers on four eastbound and four westbound early morning trains will be affected.Eastbound:
Customers on the 12:14 AM, 1:16 AM, 2:53 AM and 4:43 AM trains from Penn Station to Ronkonkoma will transfer to buses at Hicksville for stations Wyandanch through Ronkonkoma. Bethpage and Farmingdale customers will stay on their trains to their stations.Westbound:
Customers on the 12:44 AM, 2:10 AM, 3:45 AM and 5:37 AM trains from Ronkonkoma will board buses at their stations Ronkonkoma through Wyandanch and transfer to train at Hicksville to complete their trips. Bethpage and Farmingdale customers will board their normally scheduled trains at their stations.Customers should expect up to 25 minutes additional travel time.
Well if I use the LIRR any of those days, I will stick to the Bablyon and/or Montauk line for sure!
xoxo Transit Blogger
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