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16694
I was born pissed off, I can't help it. I was a month early too... ;-). So, can it be a 30 minute trip? Besides that, I'd like to see just ONE EB WH train...
phil_yanks
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Jul 1, 2006
2:18 pm
16695
In a message dated 7/1/2006 10:18:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, phil_yanks@... writes: I was born pissed off, I can't help it. I was a month early...
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cook615
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Jul 1, 2006
4:01 pm
16696
EB Rush hour trains should have priority...IT IS ALL ABOUT ME!!! I PAY FOR A DAMN TICKET...IT IS ALL ABOUT ME...AND THE OTHER CUSTOMERS... I find it...
phil_yanks
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Jul 1, 2006
11:53 pm
16697
Those "empty" trains are heading back to NY. Those trains have to get there somewhere around their scheduled time in order to go back east and not mess up...
swamp976
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Jul 2, 2006
4:58 pm
16698
If you were born pissed off, then using the WH line is not going to help. I was raised in WH, and when my parents wanted to go to NYC, they would drive to...
longrainger
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Jul 2, 2006
10:07 pm
16699
LIRR Train Stuck In Tunnel (CBS) NEW YORK A LIRR train heading toward Penn Station, is stuck in an East River Tunnel, just short of its destination. It stalled...
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yomf
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Jul 5, 2006
7:16 pm
16700
At least Amtrak did something right. Btw, I heard this was a 1PM Ronkonkoma train. You're telling me there were NO Amtrak locomotives for 2+ hours? I wonder...
phil_yanks
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Jul 5, 2006
10:01 pm
16701
Passengers Stranded When LIRR Train Stalls Beneath East River July 05, 2006 Hundreds of passengers aboard an outbound Long Island Railroad train in Manhattan...
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yomf
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Jul 5, 2006
11:31 pm
16702
they said it was caused by "equipment failure" isnt this starting to sound like a broken record? spring or fall,summer and all someone at the LIRR is VERY...
mr beach
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Jul 6, 2006
12:13 am
16703
This is not due to lack of maintenance. This is the pride of fleet (M7 junk) presenting with problems that have never been seen as of yet and need a computer...
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cook615
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Jul 6, 2006
12:25 pm
16704
Forgot something..... If it was a brake pipe problem, its good to see that they may have learned something. Usually, they will send a rescue train to try to...
swamp976
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Jul 6, 2006
12:26 pm
16705
Something with the reports on this story doesn't jive. I was in Penn when this happened. The 149 Pt Wash train was cancelled because of this problem. So we...
swamp976
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Jul 6, 2006
12:27 pm
16706
New York transit to get a $10M security boost BY GLENN THRUSH, NEWSDAY WASHINGTON BUREAU July 6, 2006 WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is boosting...
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yomf
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Jul 6, 2006
12:50 pm
16707
The LIRR is not having a good week this week. I understand that there wa s a derailment in West Side Yard this morning causing delays. The pictures on TV...
long_island_
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Jul 6, 2006
1:00 pm
16708
1010 WINS said that it was the 1:14 KO train from Penn. ... Probably ... barely hit the ... try to get the ... know ... because ... that, the ... release ... ...
long_island_
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Jul 6, 2006
1:01 pm
16709
Service Alert: problems on the LIRR (New York - WABC, July 6, 2006) - There are scattered delays of up to 30 minutes on Long Island Rail Road trains into...
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yomf
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Jul 6, 2006
1:06 pm
16710
Metro-North has been experiencing similar problems with the text portion of the ASI... Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device ... From: mailsales615@......
Matt Roberts
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Jul 6, 2006
1:27 pm
16711
I'd like to get that type of pay to not do any viable work... ... From: <mailsales615@...> To: <LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, July 06,...
Ron
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Jul 6, 2006
1:43 pm
16712
I can't belive this hasn't come up. They just opened a new train line in China to Tibet. The entire line was over 2,500 miles and over some pretty...
Ian Greenbaum
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Jul 6, 2006
3:42 pm
16713
The cost per mile of that line is 1.8 Million per mile - about as much as One M7. This still seems very low as much of the line is elevated, no yak crossings,...
yomf
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Jul 6, 2006
4:03 pm
16714
Empty commuter train derails in Manhattan Thu Jul 6, 8:31 AM ET NEW YORK - An empty commuter train car derailed early Thursday outside a tunnel leading to...
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yomf
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Jul 6, 2006
5:29 pm
16715
HAHA yak crossings... I bet the yak over there know to get out of the way of a moving train...something that people seem to have a hard time doing here on Long...
phil_yanks
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Jul 6, 2006
5:47 pm
16716
It has to be the labor costs. I can't imagine that the steel, or cement or whatever other materials they are using can be much cheaper. I wonder if this ...
Ian Greenbaum
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Jul 6, 2006
7:32 pm
16717
In case you have not gone to the MTA website, or read the news: Penn Station Customers: Due to an early-morning derailment of a non-passenger-carrying train in...
william_f_joseph
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Jul 6, 2006
8:16 pm
16718
What's the early word here? Equipment or crew? ... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060706/ap_on_re_us/brf_train_derailment_2 ... ...
Ian Greenbaum
ian_greenbaum
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Jul 6, 2006
9:17 pm
16719
One really has to wonder about the LIRR's credibility saying "5 - 10" minute delays. One story below mentions 10-20, and the other says up to 30. Somehow the...
yomf
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Jul 6, 2006
9:18 pm
16720
... Early word: A yard crew was making normal switching moves in WSY. Because Amtrak had power down on the normal lead track, the six car train had to...
swamp976
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Jul 6, 2006
11:36 pm
16721
... It affects different trains in different ways. If your train was supposed to spin in the station, chances are the delays were minor. If your train comes...
swamp976
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Jul 7, 2006
1:08 am
16722
They have a real CYA approach. I know when I was waiting for my train yesterday morning, as they announced that there were 30 minute delays, it showed up on...
A. Stetson
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Jul 7, 2006
10:53 am
16723
How can they do a fast recovery without the yard? ... From: "A. Stetson" <sligodashoe@...> To: <LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006...
Ron
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Jul 7, 2006
12:01 pm
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