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2 Dozen LIRR Employees Get The Boot
Nearly 24 Long Rail Road employees were given the boot Friday as the cash-strapped Metropolitan Transportation Agency looks to cut costs in order to help fill a million-dollar budget deficit.
Officials for the LIRR say the layoffs are necessary since the...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, WPIX, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Employees
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LIRR Layoffs Amid Big Spending
Staff reporter24 Long Island Rail Road employees got the dreaded news today, that were laid off today. "I wish things could be better." said John Muller an assistant signal man who got his walking papers. 65 more pink slips go out next week, coupled with the start of...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Drastic LIRR Service Cuts Take Effect Monday
wpix.comLong Island Railroad commuters, and especially those going to and from Brooklyn, can expect massive service cuts beginning Monday. LIRR passengers can expect changes to the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, Long Beach Branch, Far Rockaway Branch, Montauk...Tags: West Hempstead, Layoffs and Downsizing, WPIX, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), Manhattan (New York City)
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LIRR Anticipates Restoration of Morning Rush Hour Service
Staff ReporterThe LIRR anticipates the restoration of AM rush hour service to Penn Station through Jamaica with some cancellations possible. However, service on the Port Washington Branch remains suspended and may not be restored by the morning rush. Port Washington...Tags: Jamaica, WPIX, Long Island
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LIRR Schedule Returns To Normal For AM and PM Commutes
wpix.comAfter a week of frustration due to a switching problem that delayed and canceled trains, Long Island Railroad commuters get good news: train service is back to normal. "That's great, we hope," commuter Lek Hassan told PIX 11 News, showing slight...Tags: Jamaica, WPIX
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Train-Swiping Fanatic Arrested For 27th Time
wpix.comA Manhattan man who is infamous for impersonating transit workers and stealing subway trains is apparently back at it again. Darius McCollum, 45, of Harlem, was stopped by New York City police Tuesday morning in Queens while driving an empty New York...Tags: New York, Railway Transportation, Subway Transportation, Kennedy Airport, WPIX
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LIRR Suspends Service Due To Hurricane Earl
Long Island Rail Road Suspends Some Service In Wake Of Hurricane EarlThe Long Island Rail Road announced it has suspended service on Friday to the East End of Long Island due to safety reasons as Hurricane Earl quickly approaches the east coast. The transit agency says service east of Speonk on the Montauk Branch and east...Tags: North Fork, Montauk, Greenport, Hurricanes, Disasters
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LIRR CUSTOMERS ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUG. 26
MEDIA ADVISORY: LIRR CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUGUST 26 MTA Long Island Rail Road is advising customers to expect significant schedule changes and delays during Thursday's morning and...Tags: Nassau County, Public Transportation, Cold Spring Harbor, St. Albans, Hunters Point
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Day 3 Of LIRR Service Disruptions
Long Island Rail Road passengers are facing another tough day getting to work.
Limited service is in effect for a third day Wednesday on the nation's largest commuter railroad. The railroad says to expect significant schedule changes and delays.
As on...Tags: Jamaica, Manhattan (New York City), Headaches, New York, Transportation
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Report Faults Former LIRR Leadership for Infrastructure Failure
PIX 11 NewsA 2007 analysis of Long Island Rail Road infrastructure sharply criticized the antiquated switch and signal system that was crippled during Monday's electrical fire. Authored by a former president of Metro North, the report claims LIRR leaders missed a...Tags: Jamaica, Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia), Transportation, Railway Transportation, Travel
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Day 4 Of LIRR Service Disruptions
Long Island Rail Road passengers face Day 4 of major schedule changes and delays as repair work continues on a damaged switching tower.
LIRR says 75 percent of its 144 trains will be running Thursday morning on the nation's largest commuter railroad.... -
LIRR Reports Weekend Service Changes
Staff reporterThe following is a media update from the Long Island Railroad concerning services changes this weekend as workers continue to repair and improve the infrastructure: "The LIRR continues to make progress on repairing critical switching and signal equipment...Tags: West Hempstead, Public Transportation, Suffolk County (New York), Nassau County, Valley Stream
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