<p>The LIRR is back to on or close to schedule after earlier equipment trouble, officials said.</p> 
<p>The Babylon Branch had been experiencing delays of up to 10 minutes between Freeport and Jamaica Monday morning.</p>

The LIRR is back to on or close to schedule after earlier equipment trouble, officials said. The Babylon Branch had been experiencing delays of up to 10 minutes between Freeport and Jamaica Monday morning.

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