LIRR: Disabled train on Babylon branch cleared
Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | LIRR track maintenance personnel use heavy machinery to repair damaged tracks near 63rd Drive and Austin Street in Rego Park, Queens. (March 21, 2013)
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A disabled train that caused delays and cancellations during the morning commute Thursday on the Babylon branch of the Long Island Rail Road has been cleared, railroad officials said.
However, the 8:45 a.m. train from Hempstead to Atlantic Terminal was operating almost 20 minutes late -- after officials said it experienced equipment trouble in Floral Park.
The problems affected westbound...
