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Chartered in 1834, this commuter railroad is the oldest railroad still operating under its original name. Today, its 728 trains carry more than 280,000 passengers, making it the busiest commuter railroad in North America.
Chartered in 1834, this commuter railroad is the oldest railroad still operating under its original name. Today, its 728 trains carry more than 280,000 passengers, making it the busiest commuter railroad in North America.
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10 More Pinched By The Feds Over LIRR Billion Dollar Pension Scandal
pix11.com | @mariopix11The Long Island Rail Road pension scandal has hit its last stop, Federal Court. On Tuesday, 10 more arrests were made in the alleged $1 billion pension scandal. The arrests are a continuation of the first wave of indictments that resulted in 11 people...Tags: Prosecution, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Police Arrests, Interior Policy
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Subway Bomb Case Goes To Jury
pix11.com | @wpixAn anonymous jury--its members known only by numbers--started deliberating Monday the terror conspiracy case against 28 year old Adis Medunjanin of Flushing, Queens. Medunjanin is charged in the plot to bomb New York City subway cars in September 2009....Tags: Bombings, Manhattan (New York City), New York City, Emergency Incidents, U.S. Navy
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LIRR To Ban Booze On Overnight Weekend Trains
@WPIXIn an effort to curb out-of-control, intoxicated passengers traveling on the Long Island Rail Road, officials announced plans Monday to ban alcohol on overnight weekend trains departing Penn Station. The booze-ban pilot program, which will affect... -
Al Qaeda Targeted Walmart, Long Island Rail Road
pix11.com | @wpixA Long Island-raised former truck driver--who quit the U.S. Army and later joined Al Qaeda--gave shocking testimony Monday that he suggested bombing Long Island Railroad commuter trains and Walmart locations during discussions with a senior member of Al...Tags: Prosecution, European Union, Manhattan (New York City), Emergency Incidents, New York City
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Assault And Possible Abduction At LIRR Station [VIDEO]
pix11.com | @wpixPolice are looking for a man caught by surveillance cameras brutally assaulting and possibly abducting a woman outside the LIRR Ronkonkoma station Sunday morning. The incident occurred just after 7:40 a.m. when the woman got off the train. The man can be...Tags: Kidnapping, Ronkonkoma, Long Island Expressway, Abusive Behavior
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Elderly Commuter Killed In LIRR Escalator Accident
pix11.com | @wpixOne person is dead after an escalator accident at the LIRR's Lindenhurst station Tuesday afternoon. According to the LIRR, around 2 p.m. the victim, an 88-year-old woman, died after falling on the escalator that connects to the station's platform. An...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Accidental Death
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Firefighters Contain Brush Fires In Suffolk County
pix11.com | @pix11danFirefighters in Suffolk County have contained a massive and ugly wildfire in Suffolk County that has destroyed over one thousand acres of land. For nearly twenty-four hours, hundreds of firefighters from all one hundred and nine towns of Suffolk responded...Tags: Ridge, Manorville, Wading River, Aquebogue, Fires
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Coyotes Terrorizing Residents Near LIRR Station
pix11.com | @monicamoralestvLIRR riders say they only have to go to their neighborhood station to catch a train and also catch a glimpse of a real life coyote. Signs posted by Antionette Jorge, arider who says she came face to face with several coyotes the other night, warn... -
Flying Squirrels In Queens Has One Family On Alert
pix11.comOne Queens mother says she is never opening up her windows again, after her baby's room was broken into, by a burglar, a squirrel. "It spread its wings like a flying squirrel and it was holding onto the blinds. Before it left it urinated," said a new... -
Special Report: Bloomberg Reloads In Push For Gun Control
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Elections, Politics, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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LIRR Service Restored But Delays Continue After Lightning Strike
PIX11.comThere are going to be some residual delays on the Long Island Rail Road due to a lightning strike near Jamaica station Thursday afternoon. Commuters can expect delays of 30 to 60 minutes this morning, according to the MTA. Trains are operating with...Tags: Travel, Manhattan (New York City), Brooklyn (New York City), Jamaica, Transportation
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Will LIRR Upgrades Cause More Delays?
PIX11.comSignificant upgrades to LIRR infrastructure begin this weekend. But after a lightning strike and subsequent signal problems shut down most of the system Thursday night, stranding thousands of passengers, can they trust the railroad to keep its word that...Tags: Employees, Travel, Transportation Accidents, Railway Accidents, Career and Workplace
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