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The MTA had announced in October 2002 that it had planned to merge the LIRR and the Metro-North Railroad into a new entity, to be called MTA Rail Road, [181] a merger which required approval by the New York Legislature. It was announced in 2007, however, that the planned merger was rejected and will not be further pursued.
The Cannonball is a seasonal named train operated by the Long Island Rail Road between Penn Station in New York City and Montauk on the east end of Long Island, New York.The train operates weekly between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend, operating eastbound on Fridays and westbound on Sundays, with westbound service also being offered through Columbus Day weekend.
The victim, who was unauthorized to be on the tracks, was hit at approximately 8:30 a.m., Dave Steckel, a spokesperson for the MTA said. The person was "removed alive" and taken to an area ...
Politics & Government LIRR Delays, Cancellations Could Last For Days: MTA Twenty-six rush hour trains on Tuesday evening will be canceled or diverted between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
HUNTINGTON, NY — After a long, nearly 20-year wait, the new LIRR M9 train celebrated its maiden voyage on Wednesday morning.
The first phase of what is now known as the Oyster Bay Branch opened on January 23, 1865. The line was built by the Glen Cove Branch Rail Road, a subsidiary of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), which was incorporated on December 3, 1858. [5] The line was built as a branch of the LIRR's Main Line from Mineola, and extended to Glen Head. [6]
With electrification areas of both railroads expanding, the MTA placed an order for another series in 1982, the M3 series. Essentially compatible with, and (on the exterior) very similar to, the M1 series, the M3s had updated mechanical elements, such as the use of General Steel GSI 70 trucks and a few other small differences.
There were two passengers in the vehicle, and "both were transported alive to Stony Brook University Hospital by local EMS," the MTAPD said. The train proceeded east to Riverhead with passengers ...