LIRR reports all trains on or close to schedule after damaged third rail fixed

Repairs have been made to a third rail west of... — Repairs have been made to a third rail west of Jamaica, but Long Island Rail Road riders will still be experiencing delays and some cancellations, the railroad said on Twitter. Credit: Howard Schnapp

By Joan Grallajoan.gralla@newsday.com JoanGrallaNovember 13, 2019

The LIRR is operating on or close to schedule systemwide after earlier delays and cancellations due to a damaged third rail west of Jamaica, the railroad said.

The railroad made the latest announcement before 10 a.m. .

Travelers headed west — except for the Port Washington Branch — had been experiencing delays even after the earlier problem with the third rail had been repaired, the railroad had said at about 8:10 a.m.

Earlier, the railroad had said one train from Huntington/Port Jefferson was canceled, while three trains were canceled from the Ronkonkoma branch, as well as from the Babylon Branch.

By Joan Gralla and Ted Phillips

joan.gralla@newsday.com JoanGralla

Joan Gralla is a general assignment reporter who also covers parks, flood control and Holocaust restitution. She's a former Reuters correspondent who covered politics, economics and markets.

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