long island rail road

Your evening commute on the LIRR might be impacted after a work train derailed hours ago. Melissa Colorado reporting.

A work train derailment in Queens triggered delays on the rails hours later and had significant impacts on the evening commutes for Long Island Rail Road riders.

Those who take Long Island Rail Road can expect new schedule changes to be implemented on Tuesday, most of which include more express trains to Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Got room for one more … electric scooter? NYC subway, bus and commuter rail riders may find themselves hustling for space as the MTA enacts a new policy allowing personal electric vehicles — like scooters and ebikes — throughout the mass transit system. The agency outlined the plan when it officially adopted the change Monday and stressed a host of…

News 4’s Andrew Siff reports.

The LIRR has made some much-needed changes, however commuters and elected officials are still calling on the railroad to make more. Greg Cergol reports.

Erica Byfield reporting on LIRR service changes take effect

The Long Island Rail Road rolled out a series of schedule changes Monday intended to address the overcrowding and confusion that dominated the first week of service at the new, and long-awaited, Grand Central Madison station. The station had been touted as the antidote to those scourges, and yet many LIRR riders say the very infrastructure intended to help them…

Romney Smith reporting on LIRR making service changes after Grand Central rollout

Service changes are coming to Long Island Rail Road after a rocky rollout involving Grand Central Madison that has led to several days of chaotic commutes.

Passengers described crowded platforms and trains, as well as track confusion as they try to transfer, as the LIRR’s growing pains with the opening of Grand Central Madison continued. NBC New York Ida Siegal reports.

Romney Smith reports on commuter frustrations about the new Grand Central Madison station.

Commuters in Long Island are angry that their commutes have gotten even longer since the completion of Grand Central Madison. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Long Island Rail Road is set to begin full service to Grand Central Madison, but riders on the Oyster Bay branch have complained that the new schedules have actually made their commutes longer and more difficult

SantaCon held every December, as droves of 20-somethings dress up as Santas, Mrs. Clauses, elves and all sorts of holiday favorites celebrate the famed bar crawl that starts in midtown and winds its way down to the East Village — for charity, of course

The tradition of dressing up as Santa Clause and drinking through dozens of midtown bars has returned.

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…