LIRR: Train service recovering after powerful nor’easter
PSEG workers conduct repairs near the Malverne LIRR station on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Credit: Steven Sunshine
The Long Island Rail Road, still recovering from a nor’easter, did restore Oyster Bay branch service on Saturday evening.
About 5:20 p.m., the railroad said on Twitter that it had succeeded in removing a large tree that had fallen Friday on the tracks near Locust Valley.
Other suspensions, however, were still being tackled in West Hempstead and part of the Port Washington branch, the railroad said.
On the West Hempstead line, limited bus service was being provided between Valley Stream and West Hempstead.
The Port Washington line was suspended in both directions between Great Neck and Port Washington because of a fallen PSEG Long Island utility pole and a related fire in Plandome, the LIRR said. Limited bus service was available between Port Washington and Great Neck, the railroad said.
PSEG Long Island and LIRR crews were working to restore service, the railroad said.
A powerful nor’easter pounded Long Island with wind, rain, snow and sleet on Friday in an assault that toppled trees, flooded communities and took out power. Some areas experienced wind gusts of more than 65 mph — 78 mph in Bayville and Middle Island were the highest.
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