LIRR
LIRR Needs To Change Amtrak Agreement
I don’t need to remind Long Island Rail Road riders how much of a nightmare the Monday night PM rush commute was. Due to an emergency rail condition in one of the East River tunnels, the LIRR was forced to cancel 21 eastbound trains & suspend all westbound service into Penn Station. The repairs which […]
MTA Schedule Info For Spring Religious Holidays
With Passover, Good Friday, & Easter coming up, the MTA will be adding extra railroad service & cut back on construction on the roadways. Here are details courtesy of the press release I received: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that the MTA’s railroads will operate additional trains to assist customers with travel during […]
LIRR Expects Normal AM Rush On 2 Branches
Track tie & scrap pickup from this weekend’s construction work. On Thursday afternoon, I posted information on how buses were replacing LIRR trains between Freeport & Babylon due to the completion of a signal modernization project. Earlier this afternoon, the agency announced that they expect normal morning rush hour on both the Babylon & Montauk […]
Buses Replace Trains Bet. Freeport & Babylon
A short time ago, the MTA Long Island Rail Road announced that shuttle buses will replace trains between Freeport & Babylon due to a major signal modernization project between Amityville and Wantagh. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release I received: Buses will replace trains between Freeport and Babylon on the weekend […]
ESA Project To Begin Queens Tunneling Phase
Earlier today, the MTA held a press event which I was invited to attend but could not. The event was to announce the start of the Queens tunneling phase for the Long Island Railroad’s East Side Access Project. Here is a press release with more: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials today dedicated two tunnel boring […]
