Search results
Results from the Go Local Guru Content Network
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]
Westwood is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's West Hempstead Branch serving the villages of Malverne and Lynbrook, New York.The station platform is located on Foster Avenue in Malverne, with parking facilities on both the Malverne (Foster Avenue at Motley Street) and Lynbrook (Whitehall Street at Whittier Street) sides of the tracks.
The new , signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo prohibits smoking on all outdoor platforms, boarding and ticketing areas for trains operated by the MTA. The ban applies to the Long Island Rail Road and ...
Bellport's station house was closed in January 1959 and razed in May 1964, replaced with a shelter-shed. The LIRR was planning to close this station on March 16, 1998 along with ten other stations, [2] [3] due to low ridership, but decided to keep it open due to community opposition. [4] A depot with a high-level platform was built between 1998 ...
LIRR commuters in Bayside and Flushing are getting a new 20% discount on monthly passes, thanks to state lawmakers. Maya Kaufman , Patch Staff Posted Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 11:03 am ET
The following streetcar lines once operated on Long Island, New York in Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties.Many of these systems were owned by the Long Island Consolidated Electrical Companies, a holding company partially owned by the Long Island Rail Road, and Interborough Rapid Transit Company between March 30, 1905 and July 18, 1935.
trains at Queensboro Plaza. Sunnyside is a proposed commuter rail station to be served by the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Railroad. Located in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens, New York, the station would be located within the City Terminal Zone. The proposed location of the station is at Queens Boulevard and Skillman Avenue.
My #LIRR train delayed because 2 trains ahead of mine, one of them struck a vehicle trying to illegally cross tracks. LONG delay now. LONG delay now. — SP19hockey (@SP19hockey) November 7, 2017