07.16.2014 Uncategorized East End prepares for possible LIRR strike With a Long Island Rail Road strike expected Sunday, the region’s major private transit company is stepping up to help fill the void for those needing to travel between...
10.17.2013 News LIRR ‘summer service’ extended through Dec. 1 The Long Island Rail Road extended its weekend “summer service” on the North Fork further into the fall. The LIRR agreed over the summer to extend service into November...
09.01.2013 Columns Column: Let’s stop railing at Long Island Rail Road It’s a summer Friday afternoon and you’re stuck in traffic on the Long Island Expressway, headed from the city to the North Fork. If you’re traveling by bus for...
08.16.2013 News From North Fork to NYC, commuters tell their stories It’s quarter past five on a Monday morning in Greenport and the village is still dark. At the Long Island Rail Road station, a handful of commuters step onto...
08.02.2013 News LIRR extending North Fork service; scoot train in sight The Long Island Rail Road will extend its summer schedule on the Greenport to Ronkonkoma line by 10 weeks, stretching into November, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said. The Long Island...
03.29.2013 News Reconstruction deal would see Engine 39 shipped to Pennsylvania After sitting in Riverhead for 33 years, waiting to be restored, Engine 39, a steam engine built in 1929 and operated by the Long Island Rail Road through 1955,...
02.13.2013 Police ‘Lucky’ driver struck by train in Mattituck The driver of an SUV struck by an eastbound LIRR train in Mattituck Wednesday walked away with minor injuries, Southold Police on the scene said. Juan Pablo Ramirez Lazaro,...
05.25.2012 News Expanded LIRR schedule for Tall Ships event this weekend The Long Island Rail Road will provide extra train service to Greenport this Memorial Day weekend and is offering a discount for admission to the Tall Ships event with...
02.08.2012 News ‘Scoot’ train service coming to the East End? For several years, a group called Five Town Rural Transit has been advocating for the creation of East End Shuttle, a coordinated shuttle train and bus network solely for...
01.22.2011 News LIRR passengers rescued from disabled train Riders aboard an eastbound LIRR train discovered Friday night that snow can be more powerful than a locomotive. Police were called in to rescue 25 stranded travelers after a...