Officials: Equipment problems lead to LIRR delays

Already operating on a modified storm-related schedule that called for the cancellation of 10 morning rush-hour trains Monday, the Long Island Rail Road said equipment problems have led to delays on the Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma branches and the City Zone.

The nature of those equipment problems were not immediately clear, but the railroad said some trains were running up to 16 minutes late.

Delays on the Port Jefferson Branch came after the 5:59 a.m. train from Port Jefferson, which was due in Hunterspoint Avenue at 7:41 a.m., hit "an unauthorized individual on the tracks at East New York Station," the railroad said in a statement on the MTA website. Customers were to be accommodated by the 6:18 a.m. train from Port Jefferson due in Hunterspoint at 8 a.m.

That train was to make an added stop at Mineola.

The Monday morning modifications are as follows:

City Zone: The 6:45 a.m. train from Port Jefferson is canceled because of weather-related equipment trouble. Customers will be accommodated by the 6:57 a.m. train from Port Jefferson, due to arrive in Hunterspoint Avenue at 8:43 a.m.

Port Jefferson Branch: The 5:59 a.m. train from Port Jefferson is canceled because of a non-passenger train striking an unauthorized individual on the tracks at East New York Station. Customers will be accommodated by the 6:18 a.m. train from Port Jefferson, due to arrive at Hunterspoint Avenue at 8 a.m., with an added stop at Mineola; the 6:57 a.m. train from Port Jefferson is operating 16 minutes late from Port Jefferson due to equipment trouble before departure; the 7:12 a.m. train from Huntington is operating 13 minutes late from Huntington due to equipment trouble before departure. The 7:35 a.m. train from Port Jefferson is being held due to equipment trouble.