Long Island Rail Road

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• LIRR: $40M to renovate Massapequa station

  Long Island Rail Road on Friday announced a $40-million project to renovate its aging Massapequa station and also add new capacity there.At a news conference at the station, LIRR President Helena Williams joined several state and local elected officials to   Read more »

• LIRR: Downed power line causes eastbound delays out of Penn Station

  are facing delays up to 30 minutes on the rails tonight due to a downed Amtrak power line, according to the Long Island Rail Road .The LIRR said the downed power line in an East River tunnel is causing eastbound delays out of Penn Station.The power line has   Read more »

• 2 teens arrested in robbery at LIRR station

  have arrested a second young teen in connection with an attack and robbery on May 5 of a woman leaving the Long Island Rail Road Station in Rockville Centre . This time, the robber was 13. Nassau County police did not release the name of the boy, who was arrested   Read more »

• LIRR releases new schedule, effective Monday

  a prelude to Memorial Day weekend, the Long Island Rail Road will introduce its new schedule Monday, to include enhanced seasonal service to the Hamptons, North Fork and stations on the branches that serve visitors to Fire Island . The railroad's new Cannonball   Read more »

• LIRR plan would run more trains to NYC

  Long Island Rail Road is seeking to extend its tracks at the Port Washington station as a precursor to its intended future service to Grand Central Terminal. But the plan, which would allow 18 additional train cars to be stored at the site at the possible   Read more »

Around the web

• Hobbes and Locke on the 6:13

  and then to bed by 10 to rest up for the morning rush. As a young reporter, I wrote about improvements in service on the Long Island Rail Road Ronkonkoma line that reduced the inbound commute from an hour and a half to “just” 57 minutes. Just 57 minutes? Add 1:34 PM from The New York Times Read more »

• SENATOR FUSCHILLO AND LIRR ANNOUNCE $40 MILLION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT MASSAPEQUA TRAIN STATION

  Joseph Saladino, and Assemblyman Tom McKevitt. Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (R-Merrick) today joined with Long Island Rail Road President Helena Williams in announcing a $40 million improvement project at the Massapequa Train Station. Senator Kemp Hannon   from New York Senate Read more »

• May 18-19, 2013 - Buses Replace LIRR Train Service Between Huntington and Port Jeffersonl

  For more info, you can pick up a copy of the "Special Timetable: Lawrence Road Crossing Renewal," or view it online at the LIRR website. You may also call 511, the New York State Travel Information Line, and when prompted, say "Long Island Rail Road."   from About.com: Long Island, NY Read more »

• Mayor Kennedy talks LIRR with officials

  up the goals Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy and village officials hope to attain as a result of a follow-up meeting with Long Island Rail Road, MTA and Nassau County officials on May 6. Also attending was county Legislator David Denenberg, who convened the   from Merrick Life - L&M Publications Read more »

• LIRR westbound service restored

  YORK (WABC) -- Long Island Rail Road westbound service has been restored with delays between Jamaica Station and Penn Station. It had been suspended to fix delays caused by the earlier suspensions due to downed powerlines. Only one tunnel was having a problem,   from WABC Read more »