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Commuter numbers drop on LIRR, LI roadways

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Amid the economic recession's job losses and layoffs, the number of commuters on Long Island's rails and roads has taken a noticeable drop, statistics show. And experts say the decline could strike a considerable blow to a complex transit system already struggling with an unprecedented financial deficit.

Two of Long Island's biggest carriers of commuters - the Long Island Rail Road and the...

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