The Riverhead railroad station got a makeover this week, courtesy of about 70 people — many of whom volunteered to help with planting new native plants and wild flowers at the station and cleaning up the area. (more…)
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Riverhead Town is planning to spruce up the Long Island Railroad Station, Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith said Thursday. (more…)
The Long Island Rail Road is increasing the number of trains to and from Greenport on weekends this summer. New LIRR timetables took effect Monday, May 21, and local transportation watchdogs are giving the agency good grades. READ
UPDATE (11 a.m. May 11): MTA police on Friday identified the man who was found dead Tuesday night as 41-year-old Vincent O’Dowd, who was homeless. A cause of death was not released. READ
The culvert that runs underneath the Long Island Rail Road tracks and Hubbard Avenue in Aquebogue is due for some rehabilitation, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking comment on a proposal for the work. READ
A westbound Long Island Rail Road train struck a person on the tracks in downtown Riverhead Tuesday morning, according to the LIRR. READ
The Long Island Rail Road has made schedule changes in response to requests from local officials and transportation advocates over the past year.
One of those changes, which went into effect Monday, is the addition of a weekday train leaving Greenport at 9:43 a.m. and arriving at Penn Station in Manhattan at 12:33 p.m.
Riverhead Town officials are hoping to get grant money to fund two major projects.
One is the so-called scoot train, which would run between the Riverhead and Greenport train stations while establishing a series of “feeder” bus loops to take riders from the stations to other nearby attractions. READ