Long Island

Schumer seeks LIRR rider bill of rights

Originally published: October 9, 2011 8:51 PM
Updated: October 10, 2011 12:44 PM
By ALFONSO A. CASTILLO alfonso.castillo@newsday.com

Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | Passengers wait behind a police barricade at Penn Station. (September 29, 2011)

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Passengers wait at Penn Station Tuesday morning in

LIRR Service Interruption Coverage Commuters at Penn Station, Hicksville and Ronkonkoma cope

LIRR delays

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Recent nightmare commutes on the LIRR The scene at the Jamaica station during the

Recent LIRR delays, cancellations Two of the LIRR's Metro Mini Maids greet

LIRR trains and commuters through the years

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For more on this story visit News 12 Long Island The sun comes up at the LIRR Ronkonkoma

Map: Long Island traffic and transit

Sen. Charles Schumer called on the Long Island Rail Road Monday to enact a "commuter bill of rights" to better inform them about service disruptions such as the lightning strike that knocked out Jamaica station's signal system last month.

Schumer (D-N.Y.) held a news conference at the Mineola LIRR station to propose the measure. It would require the LIRR to notify passengers of delays, provide...

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