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A feasibility study found the LIRR project would be too expensive and inconvenient to implement. Retrofitting the current cars with batteries would cost $26 million a pair. That’s more than it would cost to buy two brand new train cars.
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Nassau residents rally about an LIRR schedule change.
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined the Town of North Hempstead to demand that the Long Island Rail Road keep its express train service on the Port Washington branch.
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New Yorkers can expect the new LIRR terminal in Manhattan to be completed by the end of this year.
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South Fork officials requested the Friday morning train to ease Hamptons traffic.
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Of the LIRR’s 6,688 overtime-eligible employees last year, 2.8% of them had overtime earnings exceeding their base pay, which is significantly higher than Metro-North and the rest of the MTA agencies.
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The MTA said Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North will follow guidance from the New York State Health Department to keep passengers masked while it reviews the Florida court decision. Masks are still also required at Kennedy and LaGuardia airports. Bradley International Airport in Connecticut will no longer require masks.
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The LIRR accepted new M9 train cars from Kawasaki Rail Car with more than 9,000 defects that had to be repaired, according to the audit.
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Ridership on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North has increased to close to half of pre-pandemic levels. Now, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will roll out new incentives to continue to boost ridership.
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Long Island Rail Road trains ran more “on-time” over the past year than any other year in recorded history. Transit officials credit several infrastructure improvements that helped reduce delays.