LIRR officials expect normal Monday commute
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 17: A downed tree sits on top of a car following a late afternoon storm yesterday which is being described as a possible tornado September 17, 2010 in the Park Slope neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. At least one fatality was attributed to the severe storm which brought high winds and rain to parts of Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) *** BEST PIX *** Credit: Getty/Spencer Platt
Long Island Rail Road trains should be running without complications, said a Long Island railroad spokesman, and it should be a normal commute Monday.
A severe storm Thursday night that hit right at the evening rush made a mess of train travel, causing massive delays on the LIRR trains out of Penn Station. Commuters waited up to five hours to get the trains moving.
The Port Washington branch, which does not go through Jamaica, also took a heavy hit: Trains were out of commission through Thursdaynight and a good portion of Friday's morning-rush period.
LIRR officials said Friday that there were 14 trees blocking tracks between Flushing and Port Washington, and eight more down around Woodside. Tree limbs blocked trains' paths in 15 other locations.
The effects were still felt Friday morning, with unrelated switch problems at Hicksville station that slowed trains running east from Port Jefferson.
-Stacey Altherr
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