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mema2012
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LIRR eastbound delays on Ronkonkoma line
Any updates on eastbound Penn to Ronkonkoma trains? @LIRR says buses between Mineola and Hicksville 
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Posted 9/16/15 1:42 PM  |
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MrsO
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Maureen
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Re: LIRR eastbound delays on Ronkonkoma line
That is the update - LIRR Sucks
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| Posted 9/16/15 2:28 PM |
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ANewDayHasCome
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LIRR eastbound delays on Ronkonkoma line
Special Service Notices
LIRR Service Update
Eastbound Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma service is restored between Penn Station & Mineola. Buses are now replacing trains in both directions between Mineola and Hicksville as clean-up efforts are performed after yesterday's New York & Atlantic Railway freight derailment west of Hicksville.
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| Posted 9/16/15 2:56 PM |
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ave1024
I Took The Wrong Road
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Re: LIRR eastbound delays on Ronkonkoma line
Posted by ANewDayHasCome
Special Service Notices
LIRR Service Update
Eastbound Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma service is restored between Penn Station & Mineola. Buses are now replacing trains in both directions between Mineola and Hicksville as clean-up efforts are performed after yesterday's New York & Atlantic Railway freight derailment west of Hicksville.
It makes sense they need to shut the line down to fix this. You can't have trains whizzing by while workers are on the tracks replacing rail. Why this wasn't done last night I have no idea.
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| Posted 9/16/15 3:07 PM |
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ANewDayHasCome
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Re: LIRR eastbound delays on Ronkonkoma line
Doesn't say anything about buses now. Trains have been cancelled on ALL branches
http://web.mta.info/lirr/Timetable/EveningRushHour.htm
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| Posted 9/16/15 4:21 PM |
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ave1024
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LIRR eastbound delays on Ronkonkoma line
Yeah they probably don't have enough trains in the yard to run full service, only reason I can think trains on other branches are cancelled. Saddle up, because it's going to be another shitshow tonight.
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| Posted 9/16/15 4:47 PM |
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LuckyStar
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LIRR eastbound delays on Ronkonkoma line
Only the most poorly run entity in the universe would have to shut down an entire system because of a derailment that happened on ONE line YESTERDAY.
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| Posted 9/16/15 5:00 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: LIRR eastbound delays on Ronkonkoma line
Posted by LuckyStar
Only the most poorly run entity in the universe would have to shut down an entire system because of a derailment that happened on ONE line YESTERDAY.
DING DING DING
and the AMOUNT of derailments is frightening as well
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| Posted 9/16/15 5:00 PM |
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olive98
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LIRR eastbound delays on Ronkonkoma line
The Ronkonkoma line is running with a few trains cancelled. Trains have been leaving Penn but there are delays. Prob half an hour.
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| Posted 9/16/15 5:02 PM |
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hmm
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LIRR eastbound delays on Ronkonkoma line
today they past the stations at westbury and carl place but were unable to stop, not sure why??? if you can pass through why not stop.
I just got home, I see they were working on a line by mineola either before or after, I could not tell the location when we pasted i.
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| Posted 9/16/15 6:05 PM |
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ave1024
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Re: LIRR eastbound delays on Ronkonkoma line
Posted by hmm
today they past the stations at westbury and carl place but were unable to stop, not sure why??? if you can pass through why not stop.
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Here's my educated guess. The damage damaged two switches. They probably don't have the ability to have eastbound trains stop on the eastbound track and westbound on the westbound.
This will present confusion to passengers as to which platform they have to stand on and when they realize they are on the wrong platform they are going to try walking across the tracks like idiots.
Also having trains switch tracks like this will slow the line down further and add more delays to the majority of riders vs. just shutting down these two stations.
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| Posted 9/16/15 6:39 PM |
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