Long Island Rail Road

LIRR Trains Delayed, Canceled After Person Struck By Train In Rockville Center

By Dave Eisenstadter • 23 hours ago
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Long Island Rail Road Officials said a person was struck by a train near Rockville Centre, New York.

MTA Bets On Federal Help With Latest Budget

By • Dec 17, 2020
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved a budget for next year that counts on a $4.5 billion bailout from the federal government. The MTA has threatened massive service cuts without the help.

LIRR Train Derails In Brooklyn, More Than 100 Injured

By & • Jan 4, 2017
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At least 100 people suffered minor injuries when a Long Island Rail Road train crashed into the “bumper block” at the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn on Wednesday. The train from Far Rockaway hit and then went over the bumper at the end of Track 6 at about 8:20 a.m.

Long Island Bike Path Plan Moving Forward

By Jessica Opatich • Aug 9, 2016

A long-standing plan to convert the abandoned Long Island Rail Road line between Port Jefferson and Wading River into a bike trail is finally moving forward. On Tuesday Congressman Lee Zeldin, R-NY1, announced that 80 percent of the $9.5 million dollar project will be federally funded.

Biden Joins Cuomo At Groundbreaking For 'New' LaGuardia

By Terry Sheridan • Jun 15, 2016
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was joined by Vice President Joe Biden at a groundbreaking ceremony for the so-called “new” LaGuardia Airport.

Biden had famously compared LaGuardia to an airport in a third world country, but now he’s congratulating Cuomo for shepherding the $7 billion project.

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