LIRR
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 […]
Gap Incidents Could Be Reported To The Federal Government
Gap incidents have been a nightmare for the Long Island Rail Road for many years. The nightmare’s intensity picked up in 2006 after the death of 18 year old Natalie Smead at the Woodside LIRR station. The Newsday launched an investigation into gap incidents after her death & have continued to follow the issue closely […]
Buses To Replace Some Midday LIRR Trains East Of Ronkonkoma
Earlier this afternoon the Long Island Rail Road sent a press release to announce that buses will replace some midday trains east of Ronkonkoma. The substitution is due to the agency’s track rehabilitation and renewal project which in this case has them upgrading switches at the Riverhead station. Here is the press release which the […]
LIRR Adjusts Shea Stadium Extra Service
As I posted yesterday morning, the LIRR announced extra service for riders attending the rescheduled Mets game tomorrow. However due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna, today’s New York Mets game was postponed. The remnants also caused a suspension of play at The U.S. Open. The LIRR has just e-mailed me a press release […]
6 Teens Charged After Attempted Mugging At Rockville Center
On Tuesday 6 teens were charged after an attempted mugging of a 30 year old woman waiting to board a train at the Rockville Center station. The attack which occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday was discussed with more details in this report by Newsday’s Joseph Mallia: Six teen boys surrounded a woman at the […]
