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LIRR Cancels Many PM Trains....Re: Possible Collision between Amtrak & NJT Trains |
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Posted by heypaul on Fri Mar 24 18:08:07 2017, in response to Re: Possible Collision between Amtrak & NJT Trains, posted by r33/r36 mainline on Fri Mar 24 17:18:12 2017. Press Release March 24, 2017 LIRR IMMEDIATE LIRR to Cancel 29 PM Rush Hour Trains From Penn Station Resulting From Amtrak Derailment No Westbound Trains From Jamaica or Woodside; Customers Should Allow Extra Travel Time Because of an Amtrak derailment at Penn Station this morning, the Long Island Rail Road plans to cancel 29 PM rush hour trains out of the 87 that normally depart from Penn Station during this time. The cancelations are necessary to allow NJTransit and Amtrak the exclusive use of Tracks 13-16, which are normally shared with LIRR; the move means four of the nine Penn Station tracks used by the LIRR for the evening rush hour are not available for use as a result of the derailment. The remaining LIRR trains from Penn Station could experience delays and crowding. The LIRR will operate on near normal schedules out of Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn and Jamaica, Woodside and Hunterspoint Avenue, Queens. New York City Transit will cross-honor LIRR tickets at 34th Street-Penn Station on the 1 Subway2 Subway3 Subway and A SubwayC SubwayE Subway. Westbound Port Washington Branch trains will terminate at Woodside, where customers will be able to transfer to the 7 Subway subway for continued service to Manhattan. On the LIRR’s other branches, there will be no westbound service between Jamaica and Penn Station. Customers will be able to transfer to the E Subway subway for continuing service to Penn Station. New York City Transit will cross-honor LIRR tickets at Woodside and Jamaica. The following eastbound LIRR trains from Penn Station will be canceled. In most cases customers will be able to board trains leaving within 10 minutes of their scheduled departure, with the alternate trains making additional stops to accommodate the customers of the canceled trains. Babylon Branch The 4:03 p.m. train from Penn Station due Babylon at 5:05 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 4:12 p.m. train from Penn Station due Massapequa Park at 5:10 p.m. with stops at Woodside, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, Rockville Centre, and all further stops to Babylon. The 4:34 p.m. train from Penn Station due Babylon at 5:39 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 4:37 p.m. train from Penn Station due Wantagh at 5:27 p.m. with stops at Rockville Centre, and all further stops to Babylon. The 4:57 p.m. train from Penn Station due Wantagh at 5:42 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 5:03 p.m. train from Penn Station due Freeport at 5:46 p.m. with stops at Rockville Centre, Baldwin, Freeport, Merrick, Bellmore and Wantagh. The 5:19 p.m. train from Penn Station due Wantagh at 6:06 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 5:24 p.m. train from Penn Station due Freeport at 6:10 p.m. with stops at Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, Rockville Centre, and all further stops to Wantagh. The 5:40 p.m. train from Penn Station due Seaford at 6:30 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 5:47 p.m. train from Penn Station due Freeport at 6:31 p.m. with a stop at Rockville Centre, and all further stops to Seaford. The 6:05 p.m. train from Penn Station due Wantagh at 6:51 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 6:10 p.m. train from Penn Station due Freeport at 6:54 p.m. with a stop at Rockville Centre, and all further stops to Wantagh. The 6:33 p.m. train from Penn Station due Babylon at 7:35 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 6:36 p.m. train from Penn Station due Wantagh at 7:29 p.m. with stops at Jamaica, St. Albans, Rockville Centre, and all further stops to Babylon. Far Rockaway Branch The 4:42 p.m. train from Penn Station, due into Far Rockaway at 5:40 p.m., will originate at Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn. The 5:32 p.m. train from Penn Station, due into Far Rockaway at 6:24 p.m., will originate at Jamaica. The 6:02 p.m. train from Penn Station, due into Far Rockaway at 6:58 p.m., will originate at Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn. Hempstead Branch The 4:32 p.m. train from Penn Station, due into Hempstead at 5:23 p.m., will originate at Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn. The 5:04 p.m. train from Penn Station, due into Hempstead at 5:57 p.m., will originate at Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn. The 5:28 p.m. train from Penn Station, due into Hempstead at 6:36 p.m., will originate at Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn. The 6:39 p.m. train from Penn Station, due into Hempstead at 7:38 p.m. will originate at Jamaica. The 7:05 p.m. train from Penn Station, due into Hempstead at 7:56 p.m., will originate at Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn. Long Beach Branch The 4:40 p.m. train from Penn Station due Long Beach at 5:37 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 5:00 p.m. train from Penn Station due Long Beach at 5:55 p.m. with stops at Jamaica, Locust Manor, and all further stops to Long Beach. The 5:20 p.m. train from Penn Station due Long Beach at 6:11 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 5:23 p.m. train from Penn Station due Long Beach at 6:18 p.m. with stops at Jamaica, Locust Manor, Laurelton, Rosedale, Valley Stream, Lynbrook, and all further stops to Long Beach. Montauk Branch The 4:06 p.m. departure from Penn Station, due Montauk at 6:38 p.m., will originate at Jamaica. Port Jefferson Branch The 3:27 p.m. train from Penn Station due Huntington at 4:33 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 3:43 p.m. train from Penn Station due Huntington at 4:49 p.m. with stops at Woodside, Jamaica, New Hyde Park, and all further stops to Huntington. The 5:06 p.m. train from Penn Station due Huntington at 6:07 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 5:17 p.m. train from Penn Station, due into Huntington at 6:21 p.m. The 6:30 p.m. train from Penn Station due Huntington at 7:32 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 6:35 p.m. train from Penn Station due Hicksville at 7:22 p.m. with stops at Jamaica, New Hyde Park, and all further stops to Huntington. Port Washington Branch The 4:22 p.m. train from Penn Station due Port Washington at 4:58 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 4:25 p.m. train from Penn Station due Great Neck at 5:02 p.m. with stops at Woodside and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point. The 4:43 p.m. train from Penn Station due Port Washington at 5:21 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 4:46 p.m. train from Penn Station due Great Neck at 5:23 p.m. with a stop at Woodside, and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point. The 5:11 p.m. train from Penn Station due Port Washington at 5:47 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 5:14 p.m. train from Penn Station due Great Neck at 5:45 p.m. with a stop at Bayside and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point. The 5:26 p.m. train from Penn Station due Port Washington at 6:04 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 5:29 p.m. train from Penn Station due Great Neck at 6:05 p.m. with a stop at Woodside and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point. The 5:50 p.m. train from Penn Station due Great Neck at 6:19 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 5:56 p.m. train from Penn Station due Great Neck at 6:31 p.m. with a stop at Woodside, and all further stops to Great Neck, excluding Mets-Willets Point. The 6:11 p.m. train from Penn Station due Port Washington at 6:48 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 6:14 p.m. train from Penn Station due Great Neck at 6:49 p.m. with a stop at Woodside, and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point. The 6:24 p.m. train from Penn Station due Port Washington at 7:04 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 6:42 p.m. train from Penn Station due Great Neck at 7:17 p.m. with a stop at Woodside, and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point. The 7:01 p.m. train from Penn Station due Port Washington at 7:36 p.m. has been canceled. Customers can take the 7:14 p.m. train from Penn Station due Great Neck at 7:48 p.m. with a stop at Woodside, and all further stops to Port Washington, excluding Mets-Willets Point. Many Channels for Services Updates The LIRR urges its customers to stay alert for train service updates. The LIRR will continuously update customers in these ways: Email and text message service updates – Customers are urged to sign up to receive the alerts by visiting MyMTAAlerts.com. To avoid unwanted messages, a user can tailor the messages to the specific branch, and the specific times of day. MTA.info – The rail tab of the “Service Status” box at the left side of www.MTA.info is always the definitive source for the latest status for each branch, updated every minute. In addition, customers can visit www.mta.info/lirr to see special service notices in the upper center of the page. @LIRR on Twitter – Twitter users can follow @LIRR to receive updates of a similar nature to the email and text alerts, shortened to fit Twitter’s format. LIRR Train Time – Customers who use the LIRR Train Time™ app will see up-to-the-minute status for each upcoming train at each station. As a caution, trains that start out their trips on time may experience delays en route. The above communications channels can be accessed while at home or on the go. For customers who are located at stations, the LIRR will post the latest service updates on digital signs at station platforms and will make audio announcements over public address systems, and on-board announcements made by train crews. |
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