Poor parking job, brush fire delay trains
A man walks on the platform at the Ronkonkoma train station where service was canceled after an LIRR train hit a truck at the Deer Park station. The truck's driver was killed. (May 17, 2011) Credit: James Carbone
Two delays on the Long Island Rail Road Saturday temporarily halted the unofficial beginning of summer for some riders.
The 1:11 p.m. Greenport train due in Ronkonkoma at 2:35 p.m. was about 45 minutes late after being delayed in Greenport because of a police investigation.
"There was a car parked too close to the right-of-way," said LIRR spokesman Mike Lewi. "The owner arrived and moved the vehicle."
The 4:03 p.m. Huntington train due in Port Jefferson at 4:51 p.m. was 13 minutes because of a small brush fire east of Kings Park that flared up earlier, Lewi said. The eastbound train to Port Jefferson continued after firefighters extinguished the fire.
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