Lackawanna Coalition

advocating for rail passengers since 1979

Category: LIRR

  • LIRR East Side Access Delayed Again

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    John Bobsin

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    One of the legacies of commuter access to Manhattan is that it was developed by a number of different railroads, each with their own terminal in Manhattan or on the west bank of the Hudson.  Many cities in the U.S. and abroad have managed to unite their legacy rail networks, affording direct access to multiple…

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  • LIRR Plans Penn Station Concourse Modernization

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    Donald Winship

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    Now that NJT’s new trans-Hudson tunnel is dead, the Long Island Rail Road is planning to upgrade and modernize its passenger facilities in Penn Station.  The LIRR had put plans on hold, expecting disruptions from NJT’s tunnel construction.  According to Andrew Grossman, writing in the Wall Street Journal (Dec. 22), “Penn Station’s warren of underground…

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  • LIRR To Be Nearly Shut Down for Two Weekends

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    Donald Winship

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    NJ Transit customers have a quick and valuable connection in New York at Penn Station, both to Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR).  However, it won’t be so easy on two weekends in October and November: the LIRR has announced the final phase of repairs to the signaling system at their busy Jamaica…

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