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LIRR workers were charged with stealing more than $250,000 worth of copper wire from the company and selling it as scrap.
17 charged in LIRR copper-wire theft
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice has charged 17 people with stealing more than $250,000 worth of copper wire belonging to the Long Island Railroad and selling it to a scrap yard, she … more
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Village car service moved its office to 416 Sunrise Highway in order to comply with village code and to get authorization to park its taxicabs under the nearby LIRR station.
Village Car Service ready to roll
Seven months after Village Car Service won the right from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to park its taxis under the Lynbrook Long Island Rail … more
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The Long Island Rail Road was forced to suspend service during Hurricane Sandy, officials announced on Monday.
LIRR suspends service systemwide because of Sandy
Hurricane Sandy has shut down the Long Island Rail Road. more
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Senator Jack Martins, right, called for longer validity periods on LIRR tickets. He was joined by Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel, center, and LIRR President Helena Williams at the Mineola train station.
LIRR tickets to be valid longer
Long Island Rail Road riders that did not use their one-trip ticket on the day of purchase were frequently out of luck. If riders happened to find a ride home from a coworker that had driven into … more
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Sen. Dean Skelos, left, LIRR President Helena Williams and Lynbrook Village Historian Art Mattson chatted before the ceremony.
The LIRR and Lynbrook’s history
It may have taken 23 years, but two plaques commemorating the historical significance of the Long Island Rail Road in Lynbrook have now taken their rightful … more
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials now say they are 80 percent certain that the Long Island Rail Road’s East Side Access project will be complete by 2019.
East Side Access project delayed –– again
Long Island Rail Road riders waiting for the East Side Access project to Grand Central Terminal will have to hold out even longer than expected –– an additional six years to be exact. more
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The Long Island Rail Road is expanding its presence at Penn Station.
Port Authority to break ground at Penn Station
It’s a proposal nearly every regular Long Island Rail Road rider has heard about at one time or another — expand Pennsylvania Station and return some of the beauty of the old neoclassical station before it was torn down in 1963. The plan to add a new terminal has stopped and started multiple times, but the Port Authority announced on May 9 that it would finally break ground on the project at the historic Farley Post Office Building. more
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NICE unveils bus route cuts, improvements
Just two months into delivering bus service to Nassau County riders, Veolia Transportation is ready to reduce service on certain routes while increasing it on others. more
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Derailed: Feds arrest, charge 11 in $1 billion LIRR disability scam
Federal authorities arrested 11 people, 10 of them Long Islanders, including a Rockville Centre doctor, last week and charged them with fraud for participating in a multimillion dollar Long Island Rail … more
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The LIRR made a "pledge" to commuters that it would improve response time and communications during service disruptions.
LIRR drafts 'pledge' to commuters
In a new “pledge” to commuters, the Long Island Rail Road promises to respond quickly and improve communication during service disruptions. The eight-point pledge, released in draft … more
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