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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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New York is inching toward becoming the first U.S. city to charge motorists an extra fee for entering its most congested areas.
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Commuter rail ridership is still far below than before the pandemic, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is running out of the emergency federal aid that it received.
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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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Six new express trains on the New Haven line, and seven new express trains on the Waterbury line began service on Monday.
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The new fleet of electric, M9 rail cars for the Long Island Rail Road will be delayed another 17 months, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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According to New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s annual report, the MTA’s debt service is expected to grow 55% over the next 10 years.
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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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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.