Commuters: Storm communication woes still dog LIRR
Photo credit: Barry Sloan | Long Island Rail Road personnel monitor security and weather in the situation room at LIRR headquarters in Jamaica. (Feb. 13, 2013)
The Long Island Rail Road put to use two years of planning during this month's weekend blizzard, getting new snow-fighting equipment on the tracks to keep trains running and restoring most service by that Monday's rush.
But some customers and the head of the LIRR Commuter Council said that while the strategies worked well, they could not make up for shortfalls in communication.
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