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LIRR: Flooding subsides, trains on schedule

Quick ReadCrews Sunday night worked to clear the flooding caused by heavy rains from this weekend's nor'easter and higher than normal tides.

An eastbound LIRR train enters the Freeport station.

Photo credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr. | An eastbound LIRR train enters the Freeport station. (March 1, 2010)

Long Island Railroad crews pumped water out of an East River tunnel in time for the morning commute, easing concerns that flooding could delay or cancel trains Monday.

The rain diminished and the tide went down, enabling the crews to remove the water. The MTA had originally advised LIRR riders to give themselves approximately 30 minutes of extra travel time for their morning commute due to...

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