LIRR: Near-normal service for evening rush after downed pole
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Long Island Rail Road service was been suspended in both directions on the Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson branches, east of Mineola, "because of a broken LIPA utility pole leaning on electrical lines west of Hicksville Station," the LIRR said on its website. (Jan. 31, 2013)
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Long Island Rail Road service on its Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma lines is mostly back to normal, following earlier disruptions caused by a broken utility pole near the tracks in Hicksville, LIRR officials said.
"We're back," LIRR spokesman Salvatore Arena said. "We have near-normal rush hour service. There are some residual delays."
Around 3:30 p.m., the LIRR restored service between...
