Thanks to the Fail Road, I was another half hour late today. 5-10 mins HA! Lies. Yet another day ruined and schedules fouled up. Blame Amtrak, right? Or...
I was on the WH train that got diverted to HPA (it was the 7:36 out of WH). For me, I was delayed at least 15 more mins at Jamaica because we pull in ~8:10,...
What is all of this debris doing on or near the tracks? Didn't the track workers learn to put there "toys" away when they were done. I have often thought...
Ms. Williams comprehensive "90 day report" on the LIRR is due out today. Perhaps she will have something to say about the ROW cleanliness (sarcasm++). ... ...
LIRR 'improved' while reported gap accidents rise BY STEVE RITEA | steve.ritea@... 11:30 AM EDT, October 2, 2007 A detailed three-month evaluation of...
Why is there debris at the "mouth of the tunnel?" Its not like people walk there. ... track ... often thought ... enter/exit the ... debris near ... ...
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Go find a TA track worker or a FDNY firefighter - you don't need a lot of debris to start a track fire. A couple of sheets of newspaper (or other household...
Come on, there is a lot more than a few sheets of newspaper on the ROW. ... From: Michael B. Justice <mbj@...> To: LIRRCommuters@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I thought that sucking noise was the sound of money being sucked out of our wallets.... I could be wrong... ... track ... often thought ... enter/exit the ... ...
Metro-North, LIRR take measures against train-disabling leaves BY PETE DONOHUE, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Wednesday, October 3rd 2007, 4:00 AM Metro-North and...
Gaps are bad, leaves are bad, not enough slots, the system is at 1000% capacity.... Btw, the fail road had MORE than 20% of cars out of service last fall, it...
At the peak of the problems last year, more than 32% of MNRR cars and 20% of LIRR cars were affected. Personally I believe the LIRR number underreported the...
The "new" diesels (and especially the Dual Mode engines) are so obviously falling apart that it cannot be hidden. That is the only reason why the "90 day...
Yeah, the car is great. It's only got three wheels and only starts half the time. IF you can get it going, I hope you don't mind the scraping noise and...
... to the MTA-LIRR.Did you really expect him to be ultra-critical in his report? better yet,why isnt anyone asking why a FORMER mta official was allowed to do...
Why this was allowed is a good question. IMO it was a waste of $100,000 for the 6 month "study." One part of the report says: "There was an attention to the...
Mr Beach, there is no logic in politics. As far as they are concerned, they were helping a friend bump to the next tax bracket. My comment at least was tongue...
In a message dated 10/3/2007 1:26:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, yomf@... writes: Why this was allowed is a good question. IMO it was a waste of $100,000...
Save the $100,000. Ask any rider who has a few minutes these questions and you would have gotten a much more honest assessment. Questions to ask: - Do you...
Increasingly the LIRR is becoming two different railroads. As you point out commuters know and experience this every day. If one lives in NY City, Nassau or...
Hot metal from train lands on Floral Park school field BY STEVE RITEA | steve.ritea@... 2:20 PM EDT, October 3, 2007 The Long Island Rail Road said it...
The worst lines are the most expensive, the Greenport line being the most overpriced. Over $6 to go from Ronkonkoma to Riverhead, but only $3.75 to go from...
You are absolutely correct in your observations. The reason fares on eastern Long Island are like that today is because of the "compounding" of the fare...
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