LIRR disruptions Monday cleared

The myriad disruptions to LIRR service Monday morning and afternoon, including a temporary service suspension between Huntington and Hicksville caused by a train striking a vehicle on the tracks west of Syosset, were cleared by Monday evening.

Around 7:54 a.m., a train struck the vehicle near Robbins Lane. No injuries were reported and the car was removed from the tracks as of 9:26 a.m., the MTA said. Service resumed around 9:30 "with heavy delays," the agency said in a post on X.

Monday evening, the only active alerts for the Port Jefferson branch on the agency's website and the TrainTime app pertained to the adherence to the standard weekday schedule and the implementation of off-peak fares for the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Earlier Monday, the LIRR also reported delays and cancellations on the Montauk line attributed to several other issues, including equipment trouble at Bethpage, trains with mechanical and door problems on the Montauk line, fire department activity at Hampton Bays, and a door problem at Jamaica.

In a post on X, the MTA said those delays averaged 50 to 60 minutes. The only active alert for the Montauk branch Monday evening pertained to the federal holiday.

A spokesperson for the MTA did not provide any updates regarding the car struck by the train in Syosset when reached by telephone Monday evening.

With Maureen Mullarkey and Nicholas Grasso

By Alfonso A. Castillo

alfonso.castillo@newsday.com@alfonsoreports

Alfonso Castillo has been reporting for Newsday since 1999 and covering the transportation beat since 2008. He grew up in the Bronx and Queens and now lives in Valley Stream with his wife and two sons.