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'Summer Of Hell' Was Not So Hellish For LIRR Commuters, Lhota Says
The Long Island Rail Road is getting ready to shift back to regular service as the last week of the Summer of Hell arrives.
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The Long Island Rail Road is getting ready to shift back to regular service as the last week of the Summer of Hell arrives.
Trains have been operating on a modified schedule for most of the summer to accommodate much-needed track work.
The train had a conductor, but no passengers on board when it went off the tracks at 5:18 a.m.
Major Penn Station repair work that runs from July 10 to September 1 will close some of the station's 21 tracks, requiring a roughly 20 percent of reduction in service.
Starting Wednesday, the MTA will no longer offer temporary ferry service and will scale back its bus service to and from Long Island.
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Amtrak's work on Penn Station is reaching the halfway point.
The people at the controls of Penn Station are responsible for making sure 600,000 people get in and out safely every day.
Tuesday morning's issues all came amid ongoing track repairs and corresponding schedule cutbacks for Penn Station commuters that began last week.
Just hours after Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT announced trains were back on track Saturday, riders faced more delays in and out of Penn Station due to overhead wire problems.
Hundreds of workers on site have already replaced two switches on Interlocking A, while two other switches are in the process of being replaced.
Amtrak said it is making good progress as the first week of the dreaded "Summer of Hell" repair work at Penn Station wraps up.
If you think the transit trouble we're experiencing now is new, think again.
Hundreds of thousands of Long Island Rail Road and NJ TRANSIT commuters dealt with some confusion, a bit of overcrowding and some delays Monday at the start of what figures to be an arduous two-month period.
There were reports of crowded stations and trains, but so far no major complications.
Riders who rely on Midtown Direct trains to Penn on the Morris and Essex lines will be among those most impacted.
Just when you thought the morning commute couldn't get any worse, just wait until Monday.
The accelerated repair work, prompted by two derailments this spring, will close some of the station's 21 tracks and require a roughly 20 percent reduction in the number of commuter trains coming in from New Jersey and Long Island.
NJ TRANSIT says there may still be delays up to 15 minutes in and out of New York.
An NJ TRANSIT train derailed at Penn Station late Thursday, spurring a major FDNY response and halting service to the terminal.
The MTA says 200 extra buses have had dry runs and the ferries are ready to go and Chairman Joe Lhota said rush hour trains will have extra cars to accommodate limited schedules next week.
In this new WCBS 880 special report series, Alex Silverman takes a closer look at the Tri-State Area's transit nightmare.
The maximum speed is returning to 15 miles per hour, which is up from 10.
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Suffolk County is under a State of Emergency Monday after Sunday night's powerful storm brought flooding and damage to parts of Long Island.
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Former Congressman George Santos is expected to plead guilty Monday in federal court to some of the 23 counts against him.
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More torrential rain and flooding could cause problems in the Tri-State Area on Monday, after a damaging storm inundated the region yesterday.
At least 100 people were evacuated by search and rescue teams in Connecticut due to severe flooding, Gov. Ned Lamont said.
A Red Alert is in play into Monday morning as we track rain, storms and rough oceans in the Tri-State Area.
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More torrential rain and flooding could cause problems in the Tri-State Area on Monday, after a damaging storm inundated the region yesterday.
At least 100 people were evacuated by search and rescue teams in Connecticut due to severe flooding, Gov. Ned Lamont said.
A Red Alert is in play into Monday morning as we track rain, storms and rough oceans in the Tri-State Area.
Waves of showers and thunderstorms are likely in the New York City area Sunday, especially in the evening hours.
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Former congressman George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December and indicted on 23 federal charges, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Suffolk County is under a State of Emergency Monday after Sunday night's powerful storm brought flooding and damage to parts of Long Island.
More torrential rain and flooding could cause problems in the Tri-State Area on Monday, after a damaging storm inundated the region yesterday.
Former Congressman George Santos is expected to plead guilty Monday in federal court to some of the 23 counts against him.
A Red Alert is in play into Monday morning as we track rain, storms and rough oceans in the Tri-State Area.
Former congressman George Santos, who was expelled from Congress in December and indicted on 23 federal charges, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Former Congressman George Santos is expected to plead guilty Monday in federal court to some of the 23 counts against him.
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