long island rail road

Taking the train this weekend? You might not have to wait as long for a train. The MTA is helping New Yorkers get a head-start for their three-day weekend by adding more trains to Friday’s afternoon service. The LIRR will run 11 extra afternoon trains to accommodate customers traveling early for the holiday weekend. The Metro-North Railroad will operate three…

Be careful what you wish for, huh?

A series of schedule changes are coming to the Long Island Rail Road — and the MTA would like to remind riders that they take effect Monday. The agency announced the looming changes earlier this month, saying they were needed to accommodate crews as they complete work on the Main Line Expansion Project and other projects, including the Jamaica Capacity…

The MTA announced on Wednesday a number of new Long Island Rail Road schedule changes taking effect later this month in order to accommodate crews as they complete work on the Main Line Expansion Project and other projects, including the Jamaica Capacity Improvement project. “It is always one of our goals to provide the most reliable service possible whenever we…

The agency is reminding bus drivers to not automatically open the rear doors, but critics say that isn’t going to deter fare-dodgers. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports.

The MTA has not put an exact date for when passengers can expect to first use the new terminal that is actually below the original Grand Central, but said it will be before the end of 2022, and that it could save LIRR riders 30 minutes on commutes. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

The long-anticipated and long-delayed rail route from Long Island to Grand Central Terminal is nearing reality

The Long Island Rail Road rolled into Grand Central Sunday morning for its historic first ride. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

Inside a bag that was left behind on a Long Island Rail Road train, a conductor found a jewelry portfolio containing 36 precious diamond ring settings — valued at around $100,000

A conductor found a bag on board his train filled with diamond rings. The high-valued treasures were reunited with a jeweler at Penn Station. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

An ironworker was critically injured Saturday morning after she was electrocuted while working on a construction site along the Long Island Rail Road. MTA officials said the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Mineola train station. Crews were putting up a pedestrian bridge over the tracks when a crane came into contact with high voltage wires. “The contact…

An ironworker was fighting for her life Saturday after she was electrocuted while working on the Long Island Rail Road.

After nearly two days of complaints from riders and growing pressure from government officials, LIRR will go back to its previous schedule on March 29.NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

2021 offers hope for a rebound: a new administration considered more friendly to public transit needs; vaccines that will slow the virus’ spread and help bring back commuters; federal stimulus dollars to blunt some of the pandemic’s effects and advances in major infrastructure projects

With new technology rollouts, the MTA will now have positive train control that will reduce accidents, Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Without another stimulus effort from Washington, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is prepared to decide on “draconian” service cuts and layoffs after sounding the alarm for months of a multi-billion dollar shortfall brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Significant budget-saving measures could be decided on as soon as next month and approved by December, MTA Chairman Pat Foye said Friday. “Our…

In addition to planned toll and fare increases coming, the MTA said subway and bus service could be cut as much as 40 percent, while rail service to suburbs in New York, Connecticut and Long Island could be reduced up to 50 percent. Katherine Creag reports.

Motorists and mass transit riders in New York already facing fare and toll increases next year and in 2023 could face drastic service cuts if the federal government doesn’t help the Metropolitan Transportation Authority out of a gaping budget hole brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.

In addition to planned toll and fare increases coming, the MTA said subway and bus service could be cut as much as 40 percent, while rail service to suburbs in New York, Connecticut and Long Island could be reduced up to 50 percent

Subway service could be cut up to 40 percent, and bus service as much as 50 percent, the MTA says if they don’t get billions in the form of federal aid. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.