Group blasts LIRR over unusable seats
Photo credit: LIRR Commuter Council Photo | The Long Island Rail Road Commuter Council is asking the LIRR to add cushions and upholstery to the flip-down seats at the back of some of its new train cars. (Dec. 4, 2012)
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If a seat has been installed in a train, LIRR riders should be able to sit in it, according to a commuter watchdog group that is blasting the railroad for taking precious seats out of service even on crowded cars.
The LIRR Commuter's Council on Tuesday put out what it called an S.O.S. -- "Save Our Seats" -- and called on the railroad to reinstall backseat cushions removed from many of the...
