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The facility includes an employees-only station which is the first stop along the LIRR Main Line east of Jamaica station. The line is served by select trains on the Hempstead, Ronkonkoma, Oyster Bay, Montauk, and Port Jefferson branches. [3] Like the Boland's Landing station west of Jamaica, this
In mid-2012, the MTA issued a joint procurement request for the LIRR and Metro-North for a total of up to 676 M9 railcars, set for delivery between 2016 and 2020. [9] On September 18, 2013, Kawasaki Heavy Industries was awarded a nearly $1.8 billion contract for the order, comprising a base order of 92 cars for the LIRR (costing $355 million) with options for an additional 584 cars (304 for ...
Woodhaven Junction power substation. The current Atlantic Branch is the successor to two separate lines: the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad (opened 1836) along Atlantic Avenue from Flatbush Avenue to Jamaica, and the South Side Railroad of Long Island (opened 1867) from Jamaica to Valley Stream.
The eTix app will be available for all lines on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad in the following weeks: June 30: MTA eTix available on LIRR Port Washington Branch & Metro-North ...
In anticipation of the completion of East Side Access and related projects, in 2022, the MTA overhauled LIRR timetables for the first time in more than 30 years. [130] On June 2, 2022, the MTA released draft timetables [131] [132] that LIRR president Catherine Rinaldi pronounced "revolutionary", saying, "In one stroke, we are increasing service ...
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.
One employee reported 74 hours of overtime alone per week and was paid over $450,000 for the year. [31] Some Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) employees were using handwritten time records instead of electronic systems, which are easier to track and prevent abuse. [32] [33] MTA had no reliable system for verifying hours worked. [33]
The M7 is an electric multiple unit railroad car built by Bombardier for use on the MTA's Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad.With delivery beginning in 2002, the M7 replaced the M1 railcars on both railroads as well as the ACMUs on Metro-North.