Anticipating harsh commuting delays while infrastructure repairs are made this summer, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority released an extensive alternate transportation plan for Long Island Rail Road commuters on June 12.
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6/13/17
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They’ve got you coming and going. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the Long Island Rail Road, seems to be saying, “Not my job.”
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6/1/17
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Long Islanders have long had a love-hate relationship with the Long Island Rail Road. On one hand, they love the service, which, on good days, speeds them into New York City . . .
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5/4/17
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Local officials are teaming up to urge the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to allocate funds toward improving the Lynbrook and Rockville Centre train stations, which they say have been …
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By Michael Smollins
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3/15/17
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After nine months of construction and multiple delays, the new escalator at the Rockville Centre train station is finally up and running.
Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the Metropolitan …
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By Brian Kacharaba and Peter Belfiore
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2/15/17
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Long Island Rail Road trains were operating "on or close" to schedule by midday on Wednesday after a non-commuter train derailed near the Jamaica story around 4 a.m., according the LIRR's website.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/8/17
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Rockville Centre commuters could be wishing for a warm and dry winter.
Icy spots, puddles and rock salt were common sights under the Long Island Rail Road station trestle one day last week, the …
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By Brian Kacharaba and Peter Belfiore
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1/11/17
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Commuters are frustrated about the slow pace of repairs on a new escalator at the Rockville Centre Long Island Rail Road station, where the completion date was previously moved back.
Rockville …
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By Brian Kacharaba
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11/2/16
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Train schedules on the Babylon, Far Rockaway, Hempstead, Montauk, Oyster Bay, Port Jefferson and West Hempstead branches will be adjusted on the weekend of April 15 and 16 to allow for important …
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By Rebecca Anderson
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4/12/16
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Service on the Long Island Rail Road’s Babylon and West Hempstead branches will be impacted by overnight track work beginning at 11 p.m. on Friday, March 4, ending at 5 a.m. and on Saturday, March 6, at 11 p.m. until 5 a.m.
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By Rebecca Anderson
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3/1/16
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