LIRR service resumes on Ronkonkoma line after track fire

By Joan Grallajoan.gralla@newsday.com JoanGrallaFebruary 17, 2017

The Long Island Rail Road on Thursday evening suspended service on the Ronkonkoma branch in both directions east of Farmingdale for about two hours due to a track fire between Wyandanch and Deer Park.

The LIRR said Suffolk County fire officials cleared the track and inspected for damage.

The railroad posted an alert online shortly before 6:30 p.m. Service was restored with delays at about 8 p.m.

Two trains bound for Ronkonkoma were delayed, with the 5:41 from Penn Station delayed at Bethpage, and the 5:29 from Hunterspoint Avenue delayed at Farmingdale, the LIRR said.

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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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