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9050
Of course one could always add an extra train and see what happens - and it might increase passenger numbers but we always want the LIRR to operate like a...
Tom Veryzer
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Mar 1, 2004
1:44 pm
9051
True but Penn will be a much bigger target at that time. Athletes and rock stars aren't as high up on the hit list as members of our government. So far no...
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Mar 1, 2004
2:38 pm
9052
Wow, I never knew about the shuttle. Is there any info on the web? I'd like to email it to my family, they use that airport on occasion....
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jeandupree
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Mar 1, 2004
2:40 pm
9053
Seriously, they will slap you down with a $3 (or is it more?) penalty for buying it on the train, in a place where you have no choice but to pay. (not like...
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jeandupree
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Mar 1, 2004
2:44 pm
9054
Well there are 2 Dunkin Donuts if I'm right, and also the Krispy Kreme nearby. ... large donut...
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jeandupree
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Mar 1, 2004
2:44 pm
9055
Who considered 110 to be eastern suffolk? Thats barely over the county line!! ... issue of service on the Main Line east of Ronkonkoma. ... eastern Suffolk....
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Mar 1, 2004
2:49 pm
9056
If anyone has ever tried to park at the Ronkonkoma station in the morning they will know the meaning of futility. I left Ronkonkoma a few years ago, but I...
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jeandupree
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Mar 1, 2004
2:57 pm
9057
I think the idea was for tracks that bypass all those switches. ... 80 mph ... those...
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jeandupree
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Mar 1, 2004
3:00 pm
9058
The most disturbing thing for me about Dermody's comments re main line east of Ronkonkoma is that the RR apparently had no intention of improving the frequency...
Joe
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Mar 1, 2004
6:56 pm
9059
WCBS 880 just had a story that the Connecticut Department of Transportation was going to try to change some statute to allow financing of 20 push-pull cars and...
adnyel
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Mar 1, 2004
7:57 pm
9060
These links contain information that may be of some use regarding the recent conversations about grade crossings: ...
yomf
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Mar 1, 2004
11:39 pm
9061
So who controls parking at LIRR stations, the towns or LIRR? I thought it was LIRR. Is it fair for towns to be charging people to park in their own...
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jeandupree
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Mar 2, 2004
12:25 am
9062
parking is a town or village issue. they have the right to charge you whatever they want, seeing how high the demand is. This is part of the problem--if they...
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Mar 2, 2004
1:19 am
9063
Just for the record, most conductors and collectors don't agree with the LIRR doing away with the forgotten ticket policy or the new on board procedures. We...
swamp976
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Mar 2, 2004
1:20 am
9064
It's clear that you have a lot to learn about how Long Island and the LIRR work. You can start by looking at the station pages on the MTA site. They clearly...
Michael B. Justice
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Mar 2, 2004
1:23 am
9065
I usually write about I have such good experiences on the RR when everyone else complains. The last big snowstorm had my train running on time both to and...
peltzr
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Mar 2, 2004
1:32 am
9066
forgetting can be expensive...if you leave your monthly pass at home, you can expect to pay more. nobody forced you to forget your ticket. if you forget your...
matt00006@...
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Mar 2, 2004
2:00 am
9067
forgetting can be expensive...if you leave your monthly pass at home, you can expect to pay more. nobody forced you to forget your ticket. if you forget your...
matt00006@...
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Mar 2, 2004
2:00 am
9068
More power to you, I agree that some may feel you are being petty, but I too agree that to not have a forgotten ticket policy is a mistake. BTW, I had a friend...
John R Wersan Jr
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Mar 2, 2004
2:35 am
9069
Maybe this is an opportunity for us to make the LIRR do what we want. Would anyone be interested in petitioning the MTA to re-establish the forgotten ticket...
Michael B. Justice
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Mar 2, 2004
2:48 am
9070
I question the very existence of the on board penalty. Why is it there in the first place? A ticket should be a ticket no matter where you buy it. To make...
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jeandupree
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Mar 2, 2004
4:05 am
9071
LIRR seems to consider 110 the line where housing tracts end and potato farms begin. Just like in the 1950's. ... From: <jeandupree@...> To:...
Ron
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Mar 2, 2004
4:12 am
9072
Wow, gee, thanks for taking the time to point out the obvious and be condescending at the same time. See, I thought this was a forum where I could ask...
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jeandupree
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Mar 2, 2004
4:20 am
9073
... It frees up the on-train staff from carring lots of cash, and gives them time to check on more passengers. And it gives LIRR reason to have functional...
Yeoh Yiu
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Mar 2, 2004
4:23 am
9074
Not win win for the people who have to pay up. Thats pretty much lose lose. This was a much bigger problem before the TVM's... though I tend to get stuck...
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jeandupree
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Mar 2, 2004
4:26 am
9075
... start at http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=056 click on 'Parking map' from http://mta.info/lirr/images/stationmaps/hicksville.pdf ... MAP...
Yeoh Yiu
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Mar 2, 2004
4:35 am
9076
When you make statements like "I don't know of any LIRR station that has adequate parking", it's your ignorance that is revealed - didn't you admit a few...
Michael B. Justice
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Mar 2, 2004
4:45 am
9077
greetings all, looking at the various posts,i was thinking the following: its pretty obvious that ronkonkoma is overloaded and over capacity;and yes spending...
mrbeach602
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Mar 2, 2004
4:55 am
9078
... this Hickville page has no 'Parking Map' link http://www.mta.info/lirr/html/ttn/hicksvil.htm but this one does ...
Yeoh Yiu
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Mar 2, 2004
4:59 am
9079
That would make sense. I asked JeanDupree to go to the station page, and not the timetable one. Thank you for taking the time to make that clear to him or...
Michael B. Justice
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Mar 2, 2004
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