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LIRR halted, still affected by storm

An electronic sign at the railroad station in

Photo credit: Ed Betz | An electronic sign at the railroad station in Ronkonkoma alerts passengers that LIRR service will be suspended system-wide. (Oct. 28, 2012)

The trains may not be running, but the Long Island Rail Road is already starting to feel the effects of Hurricane Sandy.

At Island Park Station -- which saw the worst flooding during Tropical Storm Irene -- tracks were already submerged by Monday afternoon, and surrounding parking lots were under more than a foot of water.

It was a similar scene at Oyster Bay Station, where the white...

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