LIRR
LIRR Christmas 2017 Service Plan
Here is the MTA Long Island Rail Road’s Christmas 2017 holiday service plan information: MTA Long Island Rail Road is adding 13 trains from Penn Station to its regular eastbound afternoon schedule on Friday, December 22, to accommodate the large number of customers leaving work early to get a head start on their holiday weekend. […]
LIRR Thanksgiving 2017 Service Plan
Here is the LIRR Thanksgiving 2017 service plan: To make it easier for Long Island Rail Road customers to get where they need to be this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the MTA agency is supplying additional train service along with off‐peak ticket pricing on certain days. Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 22: a dozen extra afternoon eastbound […]
LIRR To Replace Post Avenue Bridge
The MTA Long Island Railroad will be replacing the Post Avenue Bridge this weekend. Due to this work, buses will substitute for trains between Mineola & Hicksville along with other service changes. Here are the complete details via the press release I received: During the weekend of October 21-22, workers using cranes and a movable […]
MTA Announces LIRR Fare Reduction Plan
With the LIRR Summer Of Hell set to begin soon, the MTA has announced a fare reduction plan. The plan which will feature discounts averaging 25% for those commuting to certain terminals such as Atlantic Terminal & Hunterspoint Avenue. Here are more details via the official press release I received: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) […]
MTA Announces Off Peak Belmont Service
The MTA has announced off peak service to Belmont Racetrack. Here are the details via the press release I received: Thoroughbred racing returns to Belmont Park on Friday, April 28, as the racetrack’s 2017 Spring-Summer meet gets underway. And once again, the Long Island Rail Road and New York Racing Association (NYRA) have joined together […]
