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Mobile technology enhances LIRR commute

Originally published: November 18, 2012 5:59 PM
Updated: November 18, 2012 8:45 PM
By ALFONSO A. CASTILLO  alfonso.castillo@newsday.com

John Feinberg uses both his iPhone and iPad

Photo credit: Jeremy Bales | John Feinberg uses both his iPhone and iPad while commuting home from school on the LIRR. (Oct. 24, 2012)

Mobile technology is changing the Long Island Rail Road commuting experience more than any innovation since electrified tracks.

In just a few years, several touchstones of commuting -- finding spare newspapers on train seats, consulting printed schedules, playing cards with other passengers -- have noticeably decreased. In their place are smartphones or tablets, schedule apps and passengers...

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