LIRR
Sen Schumer Seeks $550M For Repairs
In a followup to the story of the U.S. District Court’s decision to cap the payout at $125M for Amtrak for superstorm Sandy damage, Senator Chuck Schumer is seeking $550M in unused superstorm Sandy funds to help Amtrak fund its proposed project to fix the East River tunnels. Newsday Transit Reporter Alfonso A. Castillo has […]
Payout Cap Could Cause LIRR Repair Delays
The fallout from superstorm Sandy continues to rear its ugly head in the tri-state area in terms of our transit infrastructure. One of those key pieces is the Amtrak owned East River Tunnels that the LIRR uses to & from Penn Station. Last year the much maligned Amtrak proposed plans to fix 2 of the […]
Garage Fees Rise At 2 LIRR Stations
LIRR riders have been echoing how they just can’t catch a financial break for quite sometime. Some riders at Mineola & Ronkonkoma will be shouting even louder as of September 1st when garage parking fees rise. News 12 Long Island has more in this brief report: MTA and Long Island Rail Road officials say parking […]
LIRR & The Lack Of Communication
Lack of communication is the common theme that was shared by thousands of LIRR riders on Friday after two trains side swiped each other outside of Jamaica which caused massive delays. The story first came to my attention by my sister who texted me before it hit the media. She was stuck on an express […]
LIRR To Add More Cameras On New Trains
In what will be a huge blow to the privacy rights of many, the MTA Long Island Rail ROad has announced it will be adding even more cameras on its new car fleet that is scheduled to debut in 2018. Here is more via Alfonso A. Castillo of Newsday: LIRR officials upped the ante on […]
