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An alleged drunk driver was arrested Monday for driving his SUV on LIRR train tracks in a caught-on-camera joyride that ended when the vehicle burst into flames, authorities said. ... In Other News.
Basilio Hidalgo, 40, was charged with driving while intoxicated (DUI) after he drove an SUV onto the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and caused a fiery blaze at around 4:52 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8 ...
The Long Island Rail Road had 95.65% on-time performance last year — one of the best in history!” she posted. ... CBS News. Book excerpt: 'Source Code: My Beginnings' by Bill Gates. Lighter Side.
The Long Island Rail Road (reporting mark LI), or LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island. The railroad currently operates a public commuter rail service, with its freight operations contracted to the New York and Atlantic Railway.
East Side Access (ESA) is a public works project in New York City that extended the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) two miles from its Main Line in Queens to the new Grand Central Madison station under Grand Central Terminal on Manhattan's East Side.
In mid-2012, the MTA issued a joint procurement request for the LIRR and Metro-North for a total of up to 676 M9 railcars, set for delivery between 2016 and 2020. [9] On September 18, 2013, Kawasaki Heavy Industries was awarded a nearly $1.8 billion contract for the order, comprising a base order of 92 cars for the LIRR (costing $355 million) with options for an additional 584 cars (304 for ...
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Van Ritshie, the man who voiced the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North train announcements, died earlier in November at the age of 80, according to his family. Ritshie’s ...
The Ronkonkoma Branch is a rail service operated by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in the U.S. state of New York.On LIRR maps and printed schedules, the "Ronkonkoma Branch" includes trains running along the railroad's Main Line from Hicksville (where the Port Jefferson Branch leaves the Main Line) to Ronkonkoma, and between Ronkonkoma and the Main Line's eastern terminus at Greenport.