LIRR
New LIRR Timetables In Effect March 8th
Starting March 8th, new timetables for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will take effect. Here are the details courtesy of a press release the LIRR sent me a short time ago:
New MTA Long Island Rail Road timetables go into effect starting Monday, March 8. The new schedules include the extension from Patchogue to [...]
No LIRR Long Beach Service This Weekend
New track being installed at the Powell Creek Bridge. Photo courtesy of MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).
Yet again, due to the construction of new bridges over Powell Creek & Hog Island Channel, the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is replacing Long Beach Line service with buses. Here are the complete details from a [...]
LIRR: Holiday Schedule On President's Day
As expected, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will be running on a holiday schedule this upcoming Monday, President’s Day. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release sent to me a short time ago:
The MTA Long Island Rail Road will operate on a holiday schedule on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 15. [...]
LIRR Winter Storm Plans
Within the last hour, the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has announced its plans for the upcoming winter storm. Their plans include running extra early afternoon trains, & reduced evening service. Here are the complete details:
The LIRR announced, today, its winter storm operating plan in anticipation of a significant snowstorm hitting Long Island starting [...]
Stony Brook Station Renovations To Begin Soon
Just a short time ago, the MTA Long Island Rail Road announced that station renovations at the Stony Brook station would begin. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release I received:
The MTA Long Island Rail Road’s Stony Brook Station, on the Port Jefferson Branch, will undergo a $2.7 million renovation project starting [...]
LIRR Long Beach Service Reminder
Two weeks ago, I wrote an entry highlighting the loss of service on the LIRR’s Long Beach line for two weekends due to planned construction. MTA Long Island Rail Road sent out a reminder press release to me earlier this afternoon. Here are the details:
There will be no train service along the Long Beach Branch [...]
MTA LIRR Partners With CooCoo
I must say the title of this entry might be the most eye catching in awhile or in the opinion of some, a way to describe the agency. All jokes aside, the MTA Long Island Rail Road has announced it will be undergoing a pilot partnership with the Long Island based text engine messaging company [...]
MTA Reveals New Service Cuts
Earlier this afternoon, I wrote a quick entry highlighting the 8 public hearings scheduled by the MTA to discuss the proposed service cuts in the budget they were obligated to pass last month. A short time ago, the MTA officially revealed what the new service cuts would be & have broken them down by agency. [...]
LIRR Conductor Finds Wallet & Returns It
Just a short time ago, the MTA Long Island Rail Road held a press conference to talk about a conductor who found a wallet with $2,830 in it & turned it in which led to the owner reclaiming it. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release I received a few minutes ago:
One [...]
No LIRR Long Beach Service For Next 2 Weekends
Just a short time ago, the MTA Long Island Rail Road sent me a press release to share with you all. For the next two weekends, buses will replace train service on the Long Beach branch between Valley Stream & Long Beach due to a long planned construction. Here are the complete details:
The long-planned installation [...]