'All aboard!': LIRR trains resume out of Penn Station
An MTA police supervisor snaps a photo Tuesday of the first Long Island Rail Road train to depart Penn Station — a 12:03 p.m. train to Ronkonkoma — since a labor strike began Saturday. Credit: Newsday/Matthew Chayes
At Penn Station, it felt as if there hadn't been a strike. Almost.
Passengers ran for trains — the first, a 12:03 p.m. to Ronkonkoma — leaving from Track 19. Digital displays listed future departures: to Port Washington (Track 18, 12:16) to Babylon (Track 20, 12:22).
Perhaps the only signs that there hadn't been a strike were the news photographers documenting the first departure, joined in photo-taking by an MTA police supervisor snapping a cellphone pic of the moment.
“All aboard!" an announcer said over the PA system
A train to Greenport arrived on Track 1 at the Ronkonkoma station at 11:54 a.m. and left at 11:56 a.m., the first commuter train to operate since the strike.
Dozens of people gathered at Track 1 by noon, most eager to get on the 12:18 p.m. train to Penn Station.
For the first time in three days, the overhead screen displayed the train schedule.
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