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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.
According to the MTA site, about 45 percent of LIRR commuters are expected to go to Grand Central Madison, so there will be less crowding at Penn Station and the surrounding subway lines.
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 ...
Traffic & Transit New York's Metro-North And LIRR Apps To Combine With MTA E-Tix: MTA MTA e-Tix users will have an automatic update to the TrainTime app, but Metro-North and LIRR app users will ...
Community Corner LIRR Train With 30+ Passengers Crashes Into Vehicle: MTA | Patch PM Also: Motorcyclist dies in hit-and-run: PD / Accused Gilgo Beach killer in court / Bagel Boss / Beach bacteria ...
On January 6, 2016, filings in Queens County Superior Court showed that MTA and the supermarket reached a settlement of $2,236,600, of which $1.9 million was the cash purchase price and the remainder represented rent to be paid by MTA on behalf of the supermarket at its new location. [6]
The proposal to build a Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road station within sprawling Sunnyside Yard was included in the MTA's 20-year needs assessment — a list of two dozen projects that the ...