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21085
4th of July is coming. I say 30 mins late home on the evening of the 3rd. Maybe some other delays on Monday. Anyone else agree? ;-)...
phil_yanks
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Jul 1, 2007
10:32 pm
21086
Judging from past experience I think 30 minute "system wide" delays would optimistic. On behalf of the LIRR and MTA I would like to express apologies and ...
yomf
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Jul 1, 2007
10:36 pm
21087
As I'm working until 9:45 or so Tuesday evening, I'll be making a 10:15 or 10:23 on Tuesday night ... should I get all worked up now, or should I see what...
orchlib
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Jul 1, 2007
10:48 pm
21088
Maybe every announcement should have that at the end :) ... other...
phil_yanks
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Jul 1, 2007
10:48 pm
21089
Yep, optimistic would be an understatement, I predict that at least ONE train is delayed for no less than two hours, causing widespread delays system wide for...
John R Wersan Jr
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Jul 2, 2007
4:24 am
21090
I though that this morning as I was writing my monthly check for my fail and ride that I should make it out fir the amount less $5.59 that's OK right. John R...
Bob@Yahoo
smactech
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Jul 2, 2007
12:37 pm
21091
This is at the "best" possible time for the LIRR also - mid week. If July 4th was on a Saturday the preceeding Friday would be an absolute madhouse. Just wait...
yomf
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Jul 2, 2007
1:32 pm
21092
What happened this morning through Jamaica at around 7:40? Nothing was on time. Was anything cancelled? There was a 7:47 express to Penn but was taken down....
phil_yanks
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Jul 2, 2007
1:50 pm
21093
Part of me would like to say the LIRR might as well post delay notices TODAY, for the early rush hour tomorrow, but that would be sarcastic of me. The issue...
Ken Allan
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Jul 2, 2007
2:38 pm
21094
I'll go for an initial 30 minutes, followed by 45-60 minutes, sustained that way for several hours (after 8 PM or so), before things become "on or close to...
sn2hotty
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Jul 2, 2007
5:12 pm
21095
They got a head start! I was 15 mins late this morning :-) VIVA LA FAIL ROAD!!! ... sustained ... become "on ... isn't ... other...
phil_yanks
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Jul 2, 2007
6:04 pm
21096
But WHY do all the extra trains on the Montauk branch end at Babylon??? I do not understand this. It is as if they think the bulk of the holiday travelers...
lingcat_2000
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Jul 2, 2007
6:10 pm
21097
The extra trains are for Babylon riders, not Montauk. The trains are designed with the RVC-Babylon crowd in mind. While there's a need for some extra Montauk...
Michael B. Justice
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Jul 2, 2007
6:17 pm
21098
The LIRR apparently still believes that Suffolk County is all potato fields and has a population of 500,000 (about 1/3 what it really is). Does the LIRR really...
yomf
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Jul 2, 2007
6:38 pm
21099
Very funny, MJ - but seriously, during the winter Holidays it is an inconvenience but during the summer Holidays, it is common sense that the bulk of the extra...
lingcat_2000
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Jul 2, 2007
6:40 pm
21100
So you mean they "modernized" yet went three steps backwards? LMAO! Gotta love the Fail Road...money well spent...YOURS! Incompetence...thy name is the Fail...
phil_yanks
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Jul 2, 2007
7:36 pm
21101
I wouldn't be surprised if there was a shortage, but I don't know of any particular one at the moment. Even if they couldn't run DM extras, an extra or two...
Michael B. Justice
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Jul 2, 2007
7:43 pm
21102
I am not familiar with the area in question, but couldn't the RR build some summertime temporary platforms, at least for the more popular stops. At least then...
william_f_joseph
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Jul 2, 2007
7:45 pm
21103
Yes, I know we all love to go off on the LIRR, but now I have a real serious dilemma. Tomorrow, I need to get to Kennedy. Normally this is not a big deal, but...
william_f_joseph
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Jul 2, 2007
7:55 pm
21104
* SUBWAY * :) ... real ... deal, ... my ... Should I...
lingcat_2000
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Jul 2, 2007
8:00 pm
21105
... Yes there is! On one of the more recent "go arounds" about the poor service east of KO, 2 "officials" from the LIRR stated they do not have enough Diesel...
Ken Allan
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Jul 2, 2007
8:07 pm
21106
I am not sure where you are coming from in the city, but I happen to be on E line. I head in one direction to go to Penn and the other to go to Jamaica. The...
Ian Greenbaum
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Jul 2, 2007
8:12 pm
21107
You don't say exactly where your office is, but there are several ways to get to Jamaica in order to meet the Airtrain. The E, J and Z lines can be used if...
yomf
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Jul 2, 2007
8:13 pm
21108
... send you to the airport in a black car. geez louise enough is enough. In LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com, "william_f_joseph" ... real ... deal, ... my ... ...
mr beach
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Jul 2, 2007
8:13 pm
21109
OK big spender, take a cab yomf <yomf@...> wrote: You don't say exactly where your office is, but there are several ways to get to Jamaica in...
Bob@Yahoo
smactech
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Jul 2, 2007
8:21 pm
21110
I vote for the AirTrain. I work at the 66th Street station on the #1 line and have made it from touch-down at JFK to my office in one hour. Granted, I had...
orchlib
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Jul 2, 2007
9:33 pm
21111
If I were you, I'd have left last night if you wanted to take the Fail Road :-) ... #1 ... hour. ... long to ... to ... you're ... more ... one to ... by ... ...
phil_yanks
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Jul 3, 2007
1:31 am
21112
Just a thought about the Cannonball and what it represents to the RR. I might have posted similar thoughts a year ago but I feel compelled to throw it out...
swamp976
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Jul 3, 2007
12:49 pm
21113
How about you just call in sick, and leave for JFK at 7 AM, this way you are sure to get there on time ************************************** See what's free...
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cook615
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Jul 3, 2007
12:49 pm
21114
I just did this with an unwitting participant. One of my co-workers was on the same train I was on. We had to change at Jamaica. He switched to the train to...
william_f_joseph
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Jul 3, 2007
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