Sentences with phrase «rail road commuter»

Passengers disembark from a Long Island Rail Road commuter train at Long Beach station in Long Beach, N.Y., in 2017.

Mark Epstein, chair of the Long Island Rail Road Commuter Council, says LIRR is awaiting delivery of new train cars, «But we just need to get it done.

Mark J. Epstein, Esq., Chair of the Long Island Rail Road Commuter's Council, railed against the MTA for its lack of communication to all 300,000 daily riders regarding what contingency plans are in place, if any.

The engineer of the Long Island Rail Road commuter train that derailed in Brooklyn on Wednesday couldn't recall the exact moment of the accident, according to an official with the NTSB.

Mark J. Epstein, chairman of the Long Island Rail Road Commuter Council, said Monday that Prendergast has always been open to discussing riders» concerns about the railroad's performance and building plans.

A Long Island Rail Road commuter who was targeted in a racist rant aboard the train says she plans to press charges against her tormenter, calling his words a «hate crime.»

At Cuomo's request, the MTA will give Long Island Rail Road commuters a 25 percent discount while operations are disrupted because of repairs at Penn Station this summer.

A new rail storage yard path in Brooklyn could make a difference for thousands of Long Island Rail Road commuters.

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos said his office will withhold a $ 28 million annual maintenance payment to the MTA this month after surveying nearly 400 Long Island Rail Road commuters and finding 65 percent were dissatisfied.

The deterioration of Penn Station's infrastructure that resulted in Long Island Rail Road commuters» «summer of hell» was caused by decades of underinvestment in Amtrak by the federal government and the railroads that use its tracks, including the LIRR, transportation experts said.

Long Island Rail Road commuters disrupted by the Penn Station construction this summer would get discounted fares under a proposal backed by Gov. Cuomo and some key MTA board members.

One way that Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed mitigating that pain, at least slightly, is to offer fare discounts that will benefit Long Island Rail Road commuters.

Long Island Rail Road commuters disrupted by the Penn Station construction this summer would get discounted fares under a proposal backed by Cuomo and some key MTA board members.

The new 1.5 - mile rail line would connect the airport to the current Willets Point station that serves Long Island Rail Road commuters and the No. 7 subway line.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) has appealed to federal officials to approve the $ 2.2 billion vital to completing the East Side Access project, which could start bringing Long Island Rail Road commuters into Grand Central Terminal in 2016.

The spokesman, Scott Reif, said that Republicans have been vocal about the problems at Penn Station and their effects on Long Island Rail Road commuters.

Two big - ticket projects that aim to benefit Long Island Rail Road commuters are falling further behind, and MTA officials have outlined plans to hurry them along.

Not exact matches

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Swiss Rail began unloading Davos - bound passengers from their express trains, taking them on a half - hour bus trip on back roads around the blockage and then loading them onto a crowded red commuter train that ran the rest of the way into Davos.

The Long Island Rail Road and Metro North Railroad were reporting delays on commuter lines.

Fixed - track transit, such as light rail (LRT), subways or trains, remove commuters from roads.

Those transit plans include improved bus service and the addition of commuter light rail along heavily traveled corridors — Broward Boulevard, State Road 7 and University Drive.

But the rule of the road requires the commuter omnibus driver to stop at a rail level crossing, which he did not do.

Joe Lhota, the MTA Board chairman, assured commuters that the Long Island Rail Road's improved performance over the summer months will continue well after full service is restored at Penn Station on Tuesday.

The bill is aimed at providing relief to Long Island commuters, who primarily benefit from travel to and from New York City with the Long Island Rail Road.

The head of the Long Island Rail Road unveiled a turnaround plan for the commuter rail line, which last year slumped to its worst on - time performance in almost two decaRail Road unveiled a turnaround plan for the commuter rail line, which last year slumped to its worst on - time performance in almost two decarail line, which last year slumped to its worst on - time performance in almost two decades.

On Wednesday morning, a Long Island Rail Road train coming from Far Rockaway failed to come to a complete stop as it entered Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal, injuring 104 commuters, according to the latest numbers from the Fire Department of New York.

Lhota again urged Long Island Rail Road riders to «seriously consider» transit options for getting to and from Manhattan as commuters crossed their fingers in anticipation of what awaited this morning.

The Long Island Rail Road will be able to operate on all its usual tracks at Penn Station over the next few weeks, until Amtrak begins the final stages of its current infrastructure renewal project at the busy commuter hub, a key Amtrak official said.

After Gov. Nelson Rockefeller formed the MTA in 1968, he made the mistake of describing a newly refurbished Long Island Rail Road as «the finest commuter railroad in the country.»

«So let's free up space for new commuter services by moving the growth in long journeys onto a new North - South rail line, reducing journey times, getting more freight off our roads.

The Long Island Rail Road's deteriorating on - time performance «has become unacceptable,» according to state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who on Thursday is issuing a report offering new details on the misery endured by LIRR commuters last year — the worst for the railroad since 1999.

On Long Island today to push for a third track for the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wondered aloud about a topic that's been bugging commuters for decades: the seeming hatred of the Almighty for the LIRR.

And commuters complained they were stuck waiting for the Long Island Rail Road, which was still plagued by suspensions and delays Monday.

At 7 a.m., Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone and new LIRR President Philip Eng greet morning commuters, Ronkonkoma Long Island Rail Road station, Hawkins Avenue, Ronkonkoma.

On Long Island today to push for a third track for the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line, Cuomo wondered aloud about a topic that's been bugging commuters for decades: the seeming hatred of the Almighty for the LIRR.

«We worked with Long Island Rail Road to cancel overnight service that would have a minimal impact on commuters so we could move more trains across the system and backed up our plan with longer trains, new trains that hadn't run before, discounts to alternate terminals in Brooklyn and Queens, buses and ferries, and free subway transfers.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo assured an audience of upscale machers in Manhattan this afternoon that the Long Island Rail Road derailment at Atlantic Terminal that injured more than 100 commuters was a «minor accident,» shortly before he debuted the latest piece of his sprawling infrastructure vision: remodeling John F. Kennedy Airport.

The chief negotiator for Long Island Rail Road unions said Thursday they were «very, very close» to averting a weekend strike at the nation's largest commuter railroad after Gov. Andrew Cuomo became directly involved in the talks.

With the personal involvement of Governor Andrew Cuomo, chaos for LIRR commuters was averted on Thursday as the MTA and union officials reached an agreement on a deal averting a Long Island Rail Road strike.

The MTA took the extraordinary step yesterday of shutting the entire Long Island Rail Road, the largest commuter rail network in the natRail Road, the largest commuter rail network in the natrail network in the nation.

This project will not only build the track, but it will also modernize the Long Island Rail Road with a new signal system, remove dangerous grade crossings literally saving lives, accommodate positive train control, and bring additional commuter parking.»

In a letter to MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota, Kaminsky and Miller invited officials and commuters to tour potential docking locations for a commuter ferry near Inwood to reduce traffic on roads and crowding on the Long Island Rail Road.

When Pennsylvania Station in New York undergoes major track repairs in July, the Long Island Rail Road will offer commuters whose trains are diverted to other stations an average discount of about 25 percent, officials said.

When the station undergoes major track repairs in July, the Long Island Rail Road will offer commuters whose trains are diverted an average discount of about 25 percent, officials said.

And downtowns in Farmingdale and Mineola are growing because commuters are choosing to live in new apartments near the Long Island Rail Road stations that were aided by the Nassau IDA.

Islip Councilman Steven Flotteron said: «This is a great project and partnership as well as a wonderful opportunity for commuters that park at the Brentwood Long Island Rail Road Station.»

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