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The improvements scheduled for the Island Park train station include a revamped station house according to Long Island Rail Road spokesman Aaron Donovan. Riders should expect the placement of an adjacent temporary waiting room to minimize commuter disruption, he said.
LIRR: Island Park train station improvements to last through summer
Interior and exterior renovations of the Island Park train station are slated to begin this week and last through September, according to Long Island Rail Road spokesman Aaron Donovan. The … more
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New York’s infrastructure plans are on right track
In politics, talk is cheap, as they say. During the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump talked a good game, calling for a $1 trillion national infrastructure program that would modernize the country’s ailing transportation network. So far, nothing. more
At Inwood Park, state Legislators Melissa Miller and Todd Kaminsky, center, said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority should look into establishing long-term a South Shore ferry to Manhattan. Commuters Adam Mayer and Yolette Louis were at Miller’s right and Kaminsky’s left.
‘Summer of hell’ gets hotter
Underscoring the need for “dependable and dignified” commuter transportation, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, and State Assemblywoman Melissa Miller, a Republican from Atlantic Beach, sent a letter to Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joe Lhota last week, urging him to explore locations near Inwood for long-term ferry service to Manhattan for residents of the Five Towns, Long Beach, Valley Stream and other South Shore communities. more
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At the Seaford train station last week, commuters said that Long Island Rail Road trains have arrived on time since schedules changed.
Living in the ‘summer of hell’
The atmosphere at the Seaford Long Island Rail Road station was nothing extraordinary during the morning rush on July 12. Just two days earlier, the LIRR had modified weekday peak service because … more
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The third rail at the Kew Garden LIRR station was quickly repaired with a fiberglass board, shown here.
Third rail in Kew Gardens quickly fixed
A photo posted to New York state Assemblyman Brian Curran’s Facebook page looked almost too disturbing to be true. “This ‘repair’ which I saw on June 27 at the Kew Gardens Long Island Rail Road station, is scary and very dangerous to riders!” the post read. “Unacceptable!” more
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LIRR Far Rockaway line passengers noted crowded trains as an issue they regularly encounter on their commute. Above, morning passengers at the Inwood station.
MTA announces LIRR fare reductions
Long Island Rail Road riders traveling to Hunterspoint Ave. or Atlantic Terminal will be entitled to a fare reduction averaging 25 percent during Amtrak’s repair work, the Metropolitan Transit Authority announced Tuesday. The fare reduction will take effect July 10, and will end when Amtrak’s repair work at Penn Station has been completed. more
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Thousands of commuters struggled to get home from an overcrowded Penn Station on May 10, when Amtrak-related signal trouble caused the cancellation of nearly 80 trains.
The LIRR’s mitigation plan during summer repairs
Anticipating harsh commuting delays while infrastructure repairs are made this summer, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority released an extensive alternate transportation plan for Long Island Rail Road commuters on June 12. more
To hell and back: riding the LIRR
They’ve got you coming and going. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the Long Island Rail Road, seems to be saying, “Not my job.” more
Rockville Centre residents continue to complain about the late arrivals of Long Island Rail Road trains, and see no solution in sight.
RVC LIRR commuters brace for worst
Standing atop the platform on the Rockville Centre Long Island Rail Road trestle around 7 a.m. last Friday, early-morning commuters waited with headphones in their ears and briefcases in their hands … more
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Sooty Splendor — A steam locomotive’s swan song
“Cameras clicked faster than the wheels of the steam train on Sunday when 350 gaping passengers were taken on a tour over long-abandoned tracks,” reported Newsday on October 28, 1952. For nine hours that day, avid rail and camera enthusiasts rode over 90 miles on a Long Island Rail Road “Fan-Trip” sponsored by the New York Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. With a screeching whistle, and a vast plume of smoke and steam, the No. 107 chugged its way northward on the single-track West Hempstead Branch over Merrick Road. more
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