Tuesday's Newsday (1.7.3), page 6, had a photo of overturned bilevel commuter cars in Burbank, California. Without explanation, the driver of an F-350 Ford...
While that crash was terrible it was not on the same scale as the older LIRR crashes with just one person dead. I would also like to know the weight of those...
Newsday just posted a story - Mr. Bauer, President of the LIRR announced his retirement. No reason was given why - but the merger of the LIRR and MNRR is a...
Page B3 of today's NY Times (1.14.2003) carries a large ad for public hearings about MTA fare changes. One of the proposals is to "change LIRR zone borders."...
I have not seen that notice in the Times - but many aspects of the MTA and LIRR are being re-evaluated with the Fare increase and the merger. I really don't...
I was wondering if anyone knew the actual parking policies at the RVC and Baldwin stations. I have heard so many rumors and I just wanted to get the truth....
There is a notice about this on the MTA web site (as listed below). As I read it it could mean that the LIRR is going to get new types of tickets. Currently...
Rockville Centre is an incorporated village and all of station parking lots are administered by the village. Residents pay a yearly fee to park in unassigned...
Yesterday was close to the worst commute I have ever had on the LIRR. Shortly after passing East New York we come to a stop, at approx. 5:45pm. The crew makes...
Just this morning on the Ronkonkoma line our train was having mechanical problems and we were forced to travel at half teh normal speed!! And earlier this week...
Ah yes - the LIRR (going WHICH way???) strikes again... Ditto on the Huntington/Port Jefferson branch - earlier in the week, "switch and signal problems" (as...
Near Riot As LIRR Delayed Breakdown makes riders late, angry By Joie Tyrrell, STAFF WRITER, Newsday January 17, 2003 A breakdown on a rush-hour train Wednesday...
Re: Baldwin There use to be a lot west of Grand off Brooklyn Ave (North of the tracks) that was abandoned property that you can park in at your own risk. It's...
And, on Wednesday, LIRR 1718 (4:01pm Penn Station to Huntington) over- ran Merillon Avenue. The head car ended up, after the quite sudden stop, about 200...
I dont blame the riders for getting angry but if the LIRR ordere four busses and only one came then its the bus provider's fault [Non-text portions of this...
I think there is a bit more to this than the LIRR is letting on right now. They say, today - 2 days later - that 4 buses were ordered but 4 mini buses showed...
All the Merillon Av passengers were inconvenienced and made late - but the train probably arrived On Time so the LIRR can tell us that 94% of trains are On...
I too am a Long Island Hell Road / Wrong Island Rail Road Port Jeff line victim. I'm a real fan of the trains averaging 30 miles /hour, the highly effective...
Some years ago I took the old 6:24 Huntington train en route to East Northport. Coming into Huntington we were told that there was no service at all in either...
<snip> where are all the "yes people" - the fellow members of this group that think the LIRR is doing a great job? Have you been riding the LIRR during this...
... "From now on I'll try and keep my smiles to myself, as I don't want you to take it as affront to your generally pessimistic outlook on life." "Now I'll get...
Part of the problem with assessing the LIRR is that very few people know the "big picture." Obviously some LIRR execs and upper transportation management do -...
I frequently ride off-peak, between 10:00 and 2:00am, and on Saturdays. With the construction at Jamaica to connect the Air-Train to the LIRR, tracks 7 & 8...
Is the general poor condition of the dual modes the reason that Port Jeff still has no evening rush hour direct trains east? And no, I don't count trains...
The reason the PJ branch doesn't have more trains is not *just* the dual mode problems. The "regular" diesel locomotives also have problems. The "cab end"...
A cancelled 7:04 train caused that train to jam into the 7:22 train. The 7:32 pulled up a few mins late. I took my usual nap and expected an 8:52 arrival as...
One point for you guys to know is that the locomotives are starting to get into service now (for example DM30AC #522 is back in service, and 503 is being...
I saw 522 about an hour ago; pulling a late night Huntington to Port Jeff shuttle EB through East Northport around midnight. Great use for a dual mode,...
Thanks for the information. The regular diesel locomotives are also starting, after 3 years of delays, to be fixed and returned to service. I believe 401 is...
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