Service Resumes After PATH Train Crash Leaves 34 Injured
A PATH train coming into a Hoboken station struck the abutment on Sunday morning, causing multiple injuries, authorities said.
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A PATH train coming into a Hoboken station struck the abutment on Sunday morning, causing multiple injuries, authorities said.
Train service on the Long Island Rail Road has been restored, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced on Sunday.
Long Island Railroad service has been suspended from Speonk to Montauk after a truck hit a railroad overpass near the Hampton Bays.
A friendly dog that apparently got bit by a travel bug is back at home on Long Island Friday. The yellow lab and pit bull mix boarded a Long Island Rail Road train in Wyandanch Tuesday night, and was picked up by his owner Thursday.
Police believe the yellow lab mix was frightened by severe weather Tuesday night and bolted onto the train in Wyandanch.
Shuttle buses will be replacing trains between Freeport and Babylon as the LIRR completes work on a $23 million signal and switching upgrade.
The newly-released findings by the Citizens Budget Commission, a fiscal watchdog group, cast the LIRR in a harsh light, and contends that the MTA runs one of the most inefficient railroads in the land.
If you ride the train, here's extra incentive to make sure you remember your ticket.
As two 640-ton machine began boring four tunnels to connect Long Island Railroad's main line to the Grand Central Terminal, officials did a little celebrating and bragging.
A commuter said he's fed up with paying for service he's not getting on the Long Island Rail Road. So he's suing the railroad on behalf of all commuters.
Commuters will welcome most of the changes, including the restoration of weekend half-hourly service on the Babylon Branch and additional afternoon service to Hampton Bays.
It all began when Chris Ebel purchased five Long Island Rail Road tickets for $12.50.
An increase in ridership on Metro-North Railroad doesn't make its riders any happier.
Long Island Rail Road trains broke down less frequently last year than they did in the previous five years, but they were late more often.
If you're feeling the squeeze on Metro-North trains, it may be because ridership on that line is creeping closer to the number one spot.
The seniors at Mineola High School were not even born in 1993 when Rep. Carolyn McCarthy's husband was murdered on a Long Island Rail Road train.
It's been a rough day for commuters Thursday following latest winter storm. Here are some helpful links and information so you can know the conditions before you hit the roads.
Another storm bore down on the Tri-State area on Wednesday, bringing groans and the potential for as much as a foot of new snow to areas already buried by a winter that is on track to be the worst in years.
Thomaston residents want the new Colonial Road bridge planned by the LIRR, but the Mayor says they don't want the track expansion and the train noise that'd follow.
The railroad was working on a timetable that would take effect only in emergencies, like when service was completely suspended during last month's blizzard.
Rockland County Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffe is proposing a ban on smoking on Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Railroad platforms where she says you are bound to get a face full of second hand smoke.
Residents woke up Wednesday to a fresh batch of snow and a new set of headaches for their commute.
MTA chairman Jay Walder said the agency has reviewed vulnerabilities in the system and have improved weather monitoring, notification, and interagency coordination.
Workers on Long Island already started pre-treating the major state roadways with a salt and sand mixture to help the first layers of snow melt.
Amtrak service was expected to resume Wednesday along the busy northeast corridor.
