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The Long Island Rail Road ( reporting mark LI ), often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island.
The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is a commuter railway system serving all four counties of Long Island, with two stations in the Manhattan borough of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. Its operator is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York.
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During the mid-1960s the LIRR lost mail contracts, which had justified service on the East End. One way to continue service to these stations would have been to implement bus service, which could then replace certain train trips, reducing the need of maintenance on the Montauk Branch and Ronkonkoma Branch.
Using technology the LIRR first used in its Train Time app, seating information will now be available on Google Maps as well, allowing riders to see how full train cars are before they board.
The LIRR’s digital platform signs will show a diagram of an arriving train, seating capacity in each car, and the passenger’s relative position, according to a news release.
Checking tickets and passes before boarding has the added benefit of dissuading passengers from not activating e-tickets once on the train to get a free ride.
At the beginning of the 2024 season, the LIRR officially branded its seasonal Thursday afternoon express train, which also runs nonstop from Penn Station to Westhampton en route to Montauk, as the Thursday Cannonball.
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The LIRR's dual-mode locomotives debuted in the late 1990s, providing two round trips during weekday rush hours between Penn Station and Port Jefferson, the first time a one-seat ride was available.