Trains back on schedule after delays
It's been a long morning for the Long Island Rail Road.
A disabled Amtrak train near the East River tunnels caused cancellations and delays, and the Far Rockaway station was closed because of a New York Police Department investigation, a railroad spokesman told Newsday.
The Amtrak train was cleared and trains had resumed normal schedules by about 9:15 a.m., and the Far Rockaway station was reopened at about 9:30 a.m. The incident being investigated does not involve the railroad or railroad property, officials said.
The Amtrak problem caused a handful of cancellations of New York-bound trains - as well as delays of up to 30 minutes in between Jamaica and New York, the LIRR said.
Thursday night, the 8:53 p.m. train from Jamaica, due in Montauk at 11:57 p.m., was two hours late because it struck debris on the tracks just west of Mastic-Shirley - then was further delayed in Speonk awaiting a westbound train to pass in a single-track area.
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Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
