New Acting President Named for LIRR

Rob Free was named acting president of the Long Island Rail Road Thursday, succeeding Catherine Rinaldi, a Huntington native, who served as interim president for the last year and a half. Rinaldi will continue as Metro-North Railroad president and will also serve as senior adviser, Read More …

MTA Names New LIRR Terminal, Plans to Offer Draft Timetables

More scheduling information is expected this week as the new Long Island Rail Road terminal that will be known as Grand Central Madison draws closer to completion, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Tuesday. The name of the 700,000-square foot terminal, which will occupy space below Read More …

Whitman Graduate to Run LIRR

Catherine Rinaldi, a Walt Whitman graduate, will be running the Long Island Rail Road for at least the rest of the year, after LIRR president Phillip Eng announced his resignation last week. Rinaldi, who graduated from Whitman in 1981, is president of Metro-North, which she Read More …