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LIRR gaps still a wide problem

Sixteen months after a Minnesota teen fell into a gap and was killed at the Long Island Rail Road's Woodside station in Queens, passengers still step over gaps greater than 9 inches -- large enough for some people to fall through -- at 36 stations in the system.

Although the LIRR earlier this month announced plans to install 1- or 2-inch metal plates at the base of every car door to reduce...

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