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The MTA is adding extra cars to crowded Long Island Rail Road trains, starting Monday, to address commuter complaints about overcrowding that arose last week with the opening of Grand Central Madison service. Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the LIRR to increase rush hour service to Read More …
Full Long Island Rail Road service to Grand Central Madison will begin Monday. On Sunday afternoon, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and MTA officials rode the train from Jamaica into Grand Central to celebrate the launch. The Metropolitan Transportation Read More …
The Town of Huntington will provide limited shuttle service to assist Long Island Rail Road customers at the Huntington Station track because the north side elevator has been taken out of service. Passengers needing to move from one side of the tracks to the other Read More …
The Metropolian Transportation Authority is scheduling extra service for those planning to travel for Thanksgiving. Trains and buses throughout the system will operate on special schedules on Wednesday through Sunday, with expanded railroad service on Wednesday afternoon, to accommodate the unique travel demands of Thanksgiving Read More …
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 …
New Long Island Rail Road schedules will take effect May 23, with significant changes on several lines. The new schedules include changes to off-peak and peak trains to allow completion of work on the Main Line Expansion Project and other major improvement projects such as Read More …
Special timetables will be in effect on all branches of the Long Island Rail Road, starting at 8pm Friday, while new switches are installed as part of the LIRR Expansion Project. On Friday evening, some trains, especially on the Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma branches, will Read More …
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 …
New timetables will take effect on all Long Island Rail Road branches starting Monday. Rush hour train service will be restored to levels similar to the schedules in effect prior to March 8. Off-peak fares will remain in effect on all trains, including during peak Read More …
The Long Island Rail Road will temporarily shut down some track crossings in Huntington next week for repaving. Tuesday, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. West Rogues Path Crossing will be repaved and closed to road traffic. During those hours, drivers can use Oakwood Road/East Gate Drive for Read More …