Long Island Rail Road service into Penn Station disrupted due to broken rail

Long Island Rail Road service was disrupted Tuesday morning due to a problem in an East River tunnel. Service to Penn Station ...

New York Commuters to Be Fined for ‘Repeatedly’ Activating Tickets Late

Passengers on Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road trains could face $8 fines if they keep waiting until after the train ...
Riverhead News Review

Keeping track of history: Why Greenport won LIRR race to the East End

The Long Island Rail Road's decision to extend service to Greenport rather than Sag Harbor came down to strategy and ...
Long Island Business News

Gotham on track to build MTA’s first Long Island TOD

Gotham Organization moves forward on a $100M mixed-use, transit-oriented development at the Westbury LIRR station, bringing 157 apartments and retail space.
NBC New York

Looming LIRR strike delayed as unions request federal intervention

More Long Island Rail Road workers voted Monday to authorize walking off the job later this week, but they sought to extend the deadline into spring and asked for some arbitration help from Washington ...
Newsday

The horrific LIRR Thanksgiving crash, 75 years ago, that spurred a turnaround in the railroad's passenger safety

It was the crash that doomed the Long Island Rail Road — and, ultimately, saved it. A pivotal moment in Long Island and metro New York transportation history; one that led state officials to wrest ...
Shelter Island Reporter

Keeping track of history: How Riverhead’s station and the East End fed New York

A new installment in our series on the role of trains changing the East End Before refrigerated trucks and interstate highways, freshly dug potatoes and fresh seafood from Shelter Island could reach ...