Passenger: Emotions ran high on stranded LIRR train
Quick ReadWith no electricity, the only bathroom broken and falling temperatures, passengers were getting anxious on one stranded LIRR train this weekend.
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For one man, a couple hours stuck on broken-down Long Island Rail Road train number 8004 was enough. He was breaking open a window, he announced to the train's first car, and climbing out, blizzard or no.
A conductor called MTA police for help, but then another man threatened to open a window, said passenger Susin Packert. Backup was called and no one left the train, officials said.
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