The MTA is giving itself a pat on the back after numbers show marked improvement for timeliness — but not all riders are ready to board the transit agency’s comeback train

Even though riders may disagree, the MTA said subways had their best on-time performance in January in seven years. Perhaps even more surprising, Metro-North and LIRR also showed high on-time numbers as well. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

A rail work train derailment in the Empire Tunnel in Manhattan impacted Amtrak service for certain trains in and out New York Penn Station since Thursday night, but as of Friday afternoon, operations are back to normal, according to Amtrak. At about 11:16 p.m. Thursday, a work train carrying cement derailed in the Empire Tunnel, Amtrak says. The cause is…

After a work train came off the tracks in the Empire Tunnel late Thursday, delays backed up into Friday commutes for hours before finally getting back on track in the afternoon. NBC New York’s Ken Buffa reports.

A cement truck derailment is fouling traffic Friday. Ken Buffa reports.

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Penn Station is set to get 8 new train tracks, under a new plan Gov. Cuomo unveiled that would also bring big changes to the current areas around the station. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

The Long Island Rail Road has put the brakes on plans to ban cash transactions on trains. The railroad’s president said Monday the proposal has been tabled until the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new fare payment system is in place, Newsday reports. That’s not expected to happen until 2021. The LIRR had planned to go cashless in March and eliminate the...

Commuters aboard an LIRR train Saturday had front row seats to an unusual sight: several Santas mixed up in a physical altercation. Video posted to Twitter captured a struggle between several men as the train pulled out of Manhattan. Police say the aggressor was a 45-year-old man who pulled a knife, stabbed a man in the leg. Witnesses say people…

Passengers dressed as Santas were seen in a physical altercation aboard an eastbound LIRR train Saturday.

All New Jersey Transit’s Morris & Essex Midtown Direct trains to Penn Station will be diverted to Hoboken during the weekslong overhaul at Penn Station this summer, Gov. Chris Christie announced Tuesday.

A derailment on the Long Island Rail Road stranded hundreds of passengers Friday night but now, trains are running on or close to schedule, railroad officials said.

A Long Island Rail Road passenger train leaving Penn Station derailed in Queens, the MTA said, with two cars going off the rails Friday night.

A blackout across much of midtown Manhattan and part of the Upper West Side knocked out power to at least 90,000 customers on Saturday evening, Con Edison said. The MTA said some subway stations are affected; many traffic lights are also down. Scroll down for real-time updates from all your key transit sources.

Trains to the Hamptons resumed Memorial Day after a derailment snarled travel to the popular resort area during the holiday weekend, the Long Island Rail Road says.

Long Island Rail Road service was suspended on the Montauk Branch each of Patchogue early Saturday after a train heading to Montauk sideswiped another train, the agency said.

LIRR service was suspended across much of the Hamptons on Memorial Day weekend. Wale Aliyu reports.

LIRR service was temporarily suspended on several branches due to a downed power line on the tracks, the agency said.

Penn Station was packed with frustrated riders after downed power lines crippled LIRR service for hours. Ray Villeda reports.

Two of the three victims of this week’s obliterating crash involving two Long Island Rail Road trains and a vehicle on the tracks have been identified.