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MTA opens Grand Central Madison station, giving LIRR direct link to Manhattan's East Side
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe MTA opened its new Grand Central Madison station on Wednesday. The new station will allow Long...
Long overtime shifts by LIRR track workers threaten train passenger safety, says MTA inspector...
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLIRR track workers report working excessively long overtime shifts that pose a threat to themselves and to public safety, says an MTA inspector general report released Thursday. Employees of ...
MTA wraps long-planned LIRR third track project, eliminating key transit bottleneck
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoThe project adds a new 9.8-mile express track between the Floral Park and Hicksville stations, which...
LIRR service to Grand Central Terminal starts Wednesday as MTA completes decades-long project
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s all aboard Wednesday for Long Island Rail Road trains to Grand Central Terminal. After years of delay and cost overruns — capped by ventilation system problems that added a final agonizing ...
Video of New York commuters frantically switching tracks for connecting train at LIRR station goes...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA video of New York City commuters rushing to make their connecting train at a Long Island Rail Road...
LIRR near capacity with few new cars in sight; MTA ‘actively engaged’ in seeking new rolling stock
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA shortage of cars on the Long Island Rail Road is a threat to the railroad’s ability to provide enough service to riders, agency watchdogs tell the Daily News. “Basically, now everything is ...
MTA marks millionth rider through new LIRR terminal at Grand Central Madison
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter a stumbling start of Long Island Rail Road service to Grand Central Madison, MTA officials on Tuesday said they’d worked out the kinks, and that the proof lies in the ridership numbers ...
LIRR pulling cars from new Grand Central service that brought chaos at Atlantic Terminal, Penn...
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLong Island Rail Road bosses will divert equipment and cancel some service to its new Grand Central Terminal platforms as schedules rejiggered to create the new service caused chaos and crowding ...
Full LIRR service starting at Grand Central Terminal on Feb. 27
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLong Island Rail Road trains will begin full service to Grand Central Terminal on Feb. 27 — with nearly 300 trains arriving or departing at the newly opened Grand Central Madison platforms daily ...
Penn Station gets shiny new ceiling in corner of LIRR concourse — as MTA and Hochul plan for more
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe MTA shined new light onto a corner of Penn Station on Tuesday. Officials unveiled a new 18-foot ceiling on the northeast corner of the train hub, part of its effort to expand the its northern ...