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SUNNYSIDE, QUEENS — A proposed commuter rail station in Sunnyside that has long been dreamed about by transit advocates will now undergo a more formal study by the MTA, the agency revealed last...
On Tuesday, May 14, the LIRR reached its highest ridership for a single weekday since the pandemic with 260,745 riders, the MTA said. The ridership record coincided with a Grand Central Madison...
LIRR customer satisfaction, which stood at 81 percent before East Side Access opened, decreased to 68 percent by May 2023, in part because of the loss of direct service to Atlantic Terminal and the discontinuation of timed transfers at Jamaica, an MTA study found.
It is publicly owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which refers to it as MTA Long Island Rail Road. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 75,186,900, or about 276,800 per weekday as of the first quarter of 2024. The LIRR logo combines the circular MTA logo with the text Long Island Rail Road, and
Lisa Finn, Patch Staff. Posted Mon, Dec 19, 2022 at 5:44 pm ET. Grand Central Madison is now expected to open fully in early 2-23, the MTA said Monday. (Lisa Finn / Patch) LONG ISLAND, NY ...
The Long Island Rail Road is a railroad owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the U.S. state of New York. It is the oldest United States railroad still operating under its original name and charter. [1] It consolidated several other companies in the late 19th century.
NEW HYDE PARK, NY — The first section of Long Island Rail Road's Third Track debuted Monday morning, a milestone that the transit agency said will reduce congestion and boost capacity on the ...
The M9 is a class of electric multiple unit railroad cars being built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries for use on the MTA's Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad. They entered service September 11, 2019.
As part of the 2020–2024 MTA Capital Program, the Central Branch is proposed to be electrified with third rail. This will alleviate service disruptions by allowing electric trains to travel between the Ronkonkoma and Babylon Branches, which are both electrified.
Posted Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 12:21 pm ET. Cathy Rinaldi is resigning as interim president of the LIRR. (Jerry Barmash/Patch) LONG ISLAND, NY — Long Island Rail Road interim president Cathy ...