Driver Narrowly Escapes Before LIRR Train Strikes Uber Car Near Bethpage
The driver of an Uber car narrowly escaped with his life when his vehicle was struck by a Long Island Rail Road train after stalling on the tracks.
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The driver of an Uber car narrowly escaped with his life when his vehicle was struck by a Long Island Rail Road train after stalling on the tracks.
During the 48-hours it will take to install the new bridge, there will be no train service on the Main Line between Mineola and Hicksville. Buses will replace some trains, and other trains will be diverted. Also, special weekend timetables will be in effect for all branches.
Long Island Railroad service was suspended in both directions between Atlantic Terminal and Jamaica for almost an hour due to a signal problem.
It happened around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Arthur Avenue crossing near Bellport in Suffolk County.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday the similar circumstances of the crashes warranted combining findings and recommendations into a single special report.
There were no injuries on board the train, according to the MTA.
Amtrak wrapped up the extensive summertime track repair project on Thursday.
Amtrak has completed the track work at Penn Station that forced the railroads that share the busy transit hub to curtail service for eight weeks.
The Long Island Rail Road is getting ready to shift back to regular service as the last week of the Summer of Hell arrives.
Trains have been operating on a modified schedule for most of the summer to accommodate much-needed track work.
Rails have been rattling and shaking with idling diesel engines, and now residents in one Long Island community want it to stop.
Several Long Island Rail Road stations leave people who use wheelchairs and walkers stranded.
Major Penn Station repair work that runs from July 10 to September 1 will close some of the station's 21 tracks, requiring a roughly 20 percent of reduction in service.
Starting Wednesday, the MTA will no longer offer temporary ferry service and will scale back its bus service to and from Long Island.
The people at the controls of Penn Station are responsible for making sure 600,000 people get in and out safely every day.
Endless transit headaches have commuters demanding immediate help for the MTA, as the mayor and governor continue to butt heads over who is responsible for the crisis.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will deliver a speech Wednesday on the future of the Long Island Rail Road.
Tuesday morning's issues all came amid ongoing track repairs and corresponding schedule cutbacks for Penn Station commuters that began last week.
Amtrak said it is making good progress as the first week of the dreaded "Summer of Hell" repair work at Penn Station wraps up.
Republicans in the GOP-controlled state Senate are backing a $1.9 billion plan to build a third track for the Long Island Rail Road in Nassau County.
Hundreds of thousands of Long Island Rail Road and NJ TRANSIT commuters dealt with some confusion, a bit of overcrowding and some delays Monday at the start of what figures to be an arduous two-month period.
There were reports of crowded stations and trains, but so far no major complications.
Just when you thought the morning commute couldn't get any worse, just wait until Monday.
The accelerated repair work, prompted by two derailments this spring, will close some of the station's 21 tracks and require a roughly 20 percent reduction in the number of commuter trains coming in from New Jersey and Long Island.
The MTA says 200 extra buses have had dry runs and the ferries are ready to go and Chairman Joe Lhota said rush hour trains will have extra cars to accommodate limited schedules next week.
