Were they 2 cars short or did they have 2 cars closed? I have taken that train often, and the crew usually closes 2 cars. Then they check tickets to...
The people checking the tickets were probably the collectors. If the conductor is not motivated enough to collect after Greenlawn, I certainly don't think...
Safety or not, there should be some kind of "guideline" about checking tickets on "short" trains, trains that are "too" overcrowded, cancelled trains that are...
I got so pissed one morning I refused to show my ticket until we were in the tunnels heading into Penn and was told they were going to hold the train and have...
LIRR suspends Brookhaven waste BY KATIE THOMAS AND JOIE TYRRELL, STAFF WRITERS, Newsday July 2, 2005 The Long Island Rail Road has suspended the shipment of...
Veto of M.T.A. Capital Plan Stalls Repairs and Construction By SEWELL CHAN, The New York Times, July 2, 2005 Leaders of the State Legislature rejected the...
Man Killed By LIRR Train In Queens, Causing Massive Delays July 01, 2005 A man was struck and killed by a Long Island Railroad train near Long Island City...
Grabbing Long Island, by the Pants Pocket By TERENCE NEILAN, The New York Times, July 7, 2005 Fred Strang is no idiot. But traveling on the Long Island Rail...
Pair of Bills to Ease LIRR Commutes Rebekah Rombom 07/06/2005 5:30 pm, The Long Island Press On April 25, 2002, 67-year old Leo Caruso collapsed of a heart...
"Plan for what is forseeable..."...ughhhhhhhhhhhh Have we come to the point where we have to legislate common sense? Although when talking about the Fail...
Plan for the forseeable...let's see: - Next winter it's going to get cold and snow; fix the heat - Next summer it's going to get hot; fix the A/C - Let's not...
This is a shame. The fact is most, if not all, communities on Long Island are prepared to handle this. If this had happened on Main street in just about any...
The crew was told, in bad faith by the movement bureau, that help would get to this person sooner if they continued on. The crew, unfortunately, took this...
While your sentiments may be factual and sincere it is doubtful that it will remain that way. This is the third, very similar, incident like this that has...
... Thanks, from all the passengers to all the crew. This is right thing to do, thanks for watching out for us. Extra courtesy all around, especially on...
as i watched todays horrific events in london on tv, i couldnt help but think...how prepared is the LIRR and NYC to respond to a situation like this? i have...
I had shivers listening to eyewitness reports from London. One woman's experience is my daily nightmare - standing smashed in a subway, a bomb goes off, the...
I've been to London twice, used the tube daily for nearly a month. I don't know if I walked in these stations, but I'm sure I passed through some. And I rode...
The current news is saying that it appears the bombs were left on the trains - not attached to suicide bombers. This would be more difficult, but not...
...a little off topic however I want to send prayers also to those along the Florida Panhandle, Loiusiana, Mississippi and Alabama coasts. We complain about...
Escaping from trains under river now easier Work to help protect rail riders nearly done, Sunday, July 10, 2005 BY RUDY LARINI AND RON MARSICO, Star-Ledger...
My only complaint with the article is with the bench wall discussion -- anyone who has walked the right of way can tell you that it is not a six foot drop from...
Could the 'new' third rail in the Hudson Amtrak tunnels be used for more then just rescue? Could LIRR DM's go through? ... From: "LIRR Commuters Community"...
Well, A friend of a friend of a friend (If you catch my drift here), had told me two years ago that they were adding third rail for rescue and emergency...
Imagine if someone actually tried to make something useful of this. Like Amtrak from the south to Long Island, LIRR to NJ, etc. ... From: "william_f_joseph"...
Is it just me, or are there a lot of pedestrian accidents lately? ... MTA Long Island Rail Road Service Alert Wednesday, July 13, 2005 4:00 PM West Hempstead...
one of the things I took away from the Gravy Train book, is that although in the 130+ years of service, the LIRR still has the same time schedule (or worse)...
MALVERNE Man dies after he's hit by equipment train An 88-year-old Malverne man was struck and killed by a train yesterday after he walked under a lowered Long...
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