10.17.2013 News LIRR ‘summer service’ extended through Dec. 1 The Long Island Rail Road extended its weekend “summer service” on the North Fork further into the fall. The LIRR agreed over the summer to extend service into November...
09.01.2013 Columns Column: Let’s stop railing at Long Island Rail Road It’s a summer Friday afternoon and you’re stuck in traffic on the Long Island Expressway, headed from the city to the North Fork. If you’re traveling by bus for...
08.02.2013 News LIRR extending North Fork service; ‘scoot’ plan in sight The Long Island Rail Road will extend its summer schedule on the Greenport to Ronkonkoma line by 10 weeks, stretching into November, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said. The Long Island...
03.29.2013 News Engine 39 to ship to Pennsylvania under new deal After sitting in Riverhead for 33 years, waiting to be restored, Engine 39, a steam engine built in 1929 and operated by the Long Island Rail Road through 1955,...
08.31.2012 News MTA holds tour of Riverhead station; Coates eyes space for cafe Media members outnumbered prospective tenants at Friday’s tour of the 102-year-old Riverhead train station, which the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is trying to lease out. The MTA has issued...
05.25.2012 News Expanded LIRR schedule for Tall Ships event this weekend The Long Island Rail Road will provide extra train service to Greenport this Memorial Day weekend and is offering a discount for admission to the Tall Ships event with...
02.08.2012 News ‘Scoot’ train service coming to the East End? For several years, a group called Five Town Rural Transit has been advocating for the creation of East End Shuttle, a coordinated shuttle train and bus network solely for...
02.19.2011 News Pols call for MTA to restore winter weekend train service County Legislator Ed Romaine came to the Greenport Long Island Rail Road station with other local elected officials Friday afternoon to call for restoration and expansion of weekend Long...