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Water main cited in LIRR derailment near Huntington

Long Island Rail Road officials believe a broken water main may have led to the derailment near Huntington during Thursday's evening rush hour. The front wheels of the Huntington-bound 3:47 p.m. out of Penn Station came off the rails at the Avery Road crossing between the Syosset and Cold Spring Harbor stations shortly before 4:30 p.m. Nobody was injured in the derailment, which suspended service...

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