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LIRR snarls spill into Tuesday commute
Quick ReadThe LIRR planned a limited schedule for Tuesday morning's rush hour, canceling 33 westbound trains.
Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin | Long Island Rail Road track workers dig along track 2 near Jamaica Station, Monday, as trains resume service after a fire broke out. (Aug. 23, 2010)
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The Long Island Rail Road ran on a limited schedule for Tuesday morning's rush hour, with 25 percent of westbound trains canceled, according to railroad officials.
An electrical fire on the LIRR's track switch system brought the railroad to a virtual halt for four hours Monday and left more than 100,000 evening rush passengers either seeking alternate ways home or facing a snarled commute.
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