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<p>The Long Island Rail Road said it restored service on its Ronkonkoma branch to and from Penn Station at 5:15 p.m. Saturday.</p>
<p>Trains were halted at about 3 p.m. because of a broken rail near Bethpage, the LIRR said.</p>

The Long Island Rail Road said it restored service on its Ronkonkoma branch to and from Penn Station at 5:15 p.m. Saturday. Trains were halted at about 3 p.m. because of a broken rail near Bethpage, the LIRR said.

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