LIRR
No LIRR Long Beach Service This Weekend
Setting the pre-cast concrete bridge deck panels at the Powell Creek. Photo courtesy of the MTA Long Island Rail Road. This has become a familiar theme for riders of the LIRR’s Long Beach line. Once again, the MTA Long Island Rail Road has announced that service will be suspended on the Long Beach line this […]
MTA LIRR/CooCoo Partnership Grows
In late January, I wrote a brief entry about a pilot partnership between the MTA Long Island Rail Road & the Long Island based text engine messaging company CooCoo. The partnership enabled LIRR riders to get travel information via text messages. Fast forward to this past Monday where the LIRR announced a new phase to […]
MTA LIRR North Fork Service Affected
Earlier this afternoon, the MTA Long Island Rail Road announced that service on the North Fork east of Ronkonkoma will be affected to two grade crossing renewal projects. Here are the complete details from the press release I received: MTA Long Island Rail Road service on the Main Line east of Ronkonkoma will be affected […]
Early AM Ronkonkoma Service Affected May 8th
Just a short time ago, the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) sent out a press release to announce that early morning service on the Ronkonkoma branch will be affected on Saturday May 8th due to rail inspections. Here are the complete details: The MTA Long Island Rail Road will provide bus service in place […]
Alternative Service To Belmont Park Starts Friday
This Friday, the Spring-Summer meet is about to start at Belmont Park & there will be one major change in place. Starting April 30th, the MTA Long Island Rail Road will no longer provide regular train service to Belmont Park. Instead, the agency will be providing alternative service except for June 4th & 5th where […]
