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LIRR Woodmere Station Building Renovations Start Nov. 17th

Just a short while ago the Long Island Rail Road sent out a notice to announce the start of renovations to the LIRR Woodmere Station Building. Here are the complete details: Major renovation work on the MTA Long Island Rail Road’s Woodmere Station building and nearby area gets underway November 17. During the work a […]


Penn Station LIRR Waiting Room Closed This Weekend

The Long Island Rail Road has sent out a press release to announce to customers that its waiting room in Penn Station will be closed this weekend. The closure is due to work on restroom renovations. Here are the complete details: The Penn Station customer waiting room will be closed this coming weekend from 3 […]


Smith-9th Street Rehab Pushed Back & Will Cost More!

Coney Island/Stillwell Ave. bound F train entering the Smith-9th Sts. station on the & . Resized photo courtesy of Eye On Transit. This Sunday will be a year to the day that I wrote about the MTA’s plans to close the Smith-9th Street station/terminal on the & . The closure was apart of the planned […]


LIRR To Rebuild Atlantic Avenue Viaduct

I just literally received a press release from the LIRR to announce their $93.4 million dollar project to rebuild the Altantic Avenue Viaduct. Here is the release: $93.4 MILLON PROJECT TO BE DONE ON WEEKENDS TO MINIMIZE IMPACT ON TRAIN CUSTOMERS AND BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS MTA Long Island Rail Road President Helena E. Williams announced today […]


LIRR Riders Don’t Forget About The Huge Service Shutdown

A friendly reminder to my readers who will be using the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) this weekend, give yourself plenty of time this weekend as service will be in chaos. The chaos will stem from the 48 hour shutdown of the mainline between Mineola & Jamaica that will cause disruptions to 5 LIRR lines. […]