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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.
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...
In 2023, LIRR saw non-commutation surpass 2019 levels. LIRR ridership inside the city — especially from historically disadvantaged neighborhoods — is up 28 percent, MTA Chair and CEO Janno ...
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
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.
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 ...
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 Tue, Oct 24, 2023 at 11:41 am ET. The LIRR new timetables go into effect on Nov. 13. (Jerry Barmash/Patch) LONG ISLAND, NY — Commuters on the Long Island Rail Road will have more trains ...
The LIRR's steam passenger locomotives were modernized from 1901 to 1906, and by 1927, it was the first Class I railroad to replace all its wood passenger cars with steel. [2] In 1926, the LIRR was the first U.S. railroad to begin using diesel locomotives. The last steam locomotive was a G5s operated until 1955. [2]