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Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Sep 2 17:14:42 2010 MTA Long Island Rail Road Hurricane Service Advisory StatusLIRR Suspending Service for Safety Reasons East of Speonk & Ronkonkoma on Friday as Hurricane Earl Approaches Long Island’s East End MTA Long Island Rail Road will suspend service on Friday to the East End of Long Island for safety reasons as forecasters are calling for Hurricane Earl to bring sustained winds of 40 mph (with gusts of up to 60 mph), heavy rains and possible flooding. The LIRR will suspend train service east of Speonk on the Montauk Branch and east of Ronkonkoma on the Main Line, which normally takes customers to Greenport and Long Island’s North Fork. LIRR service west of Ronkonkoma and west of Speonk will operate on a normal schedule. In addition, eight early getaway trains between 2:02 PM and 3:48 PM scheduled from Penn Station heading east on Friday will continue to operate to Babylon, Great Neck, Far Rockaway, Hicksville and Huntington. These service changes are being made for three reasons: Safety of Our Customers: Suspension of service helps to ensure that no customers will be put at risk or stranded due to flooding or fallen trees. Protection of Our Equipment and Facilities: The LIRR will be securing 79 grade crossings on the East End in advance of the storm in an effort to avoid damage to crossings gates that can be sustained during high winds. Flooding is also a concern as the LIRR maintains storage yard facilities at both Greenport and Montauk Stations. Faster Recovery Time: By securing gates and other equipment in advance, the LIRR anticipates a quicker recovery time from any storm related damage and better service for customers throughout the holiday weekend. The last eastbound train to Montauk will leave Penn Station at 12:39 AM Friday morning and arrive in Montauk at 3:57 AM. The last train traveling westbound to Penn Station is scheduled to leave Montauk at 5:39 AM and arrive at Penn Station at 8:42 AM. The last westbound train will leave Greenport at 5:30 AM Friday morning. LIRR service to the East End will operate as scheduled Thursday afternoon and evening. Customers who commute to New York City daily from stations east of Speonk and Ronkonkoma should be aware that LIRR service would not be available to bring them home from work on Friday afternoon. The LIRR will assess any storm related damage late Friday night before deciding on when service can resume on Saturday. The LIRR’s goal is to resume service as soon as possible on Saturday morning, depending on the extent of the storm damage. It may take between 6 and 8 hours to reactivate gates after the storm passes. Hurricane Earl is presently a Category 4 hurricane situated off the coast of North Carolina with sustained winds of 140 MPH. While forecasters expect the Earl to weaken significantly as it proceeds north, they say the East End should be prepared for Tropical Storm level winds and rain, strong enough to down trees and power lines and cause considerable flooding. The LIRR will continue to monitor the storm closely and is in close contact with Nassau, Suffolk, New York City and New York State emergency officials. In any storm situation, the LIRR’s storm safety policy is to begin to limit or suspend service as necessary once winds reach a sustained speed of 39 miles per hour, or what the LIRR calls “Zero Hour.” This policy is designed to ensure the safety of LIRR customers, employees and the Railroad’s equipment and infrastructure, including electric and diesel rolling stock and over 700 miles of track stretching from Manhattan to Montauk. As a result, the following trains are being canceled on Friday: Eastbound Montauk Trains Canceled – Friday, September 3 1:50 PM from Penn Station due to arrive in Montauk at 4:45 PM 3:58 PM from Penn Station due to arrive in Montauk at 6:48 PM 5:09 PM from Penn Station due to arrive at Montauk at 8:29 PM 7:11 PM from Penn Station due to arrive at Montauk at 10:10 PM Westbound Montauk Trains Canceled – Friday, September 3 11:22 AM from Montauk will originate from Speonk at 12:42 PM, arriving Penn Station at 2:44 PM. 2:51 PM from Montauk will originate from Speonk at 4:14 PM, arriving Penn Station at 6:20 PM. 10:38 PM from Montauk will originate from Speonk at 12:03 AM, arriving Penn Station at 2:02 AM Please note: All other regularly scheduled Montauk trains will terminate at Speonk. Service Updates: The LIRR will provide Service Advisories around the clock. Customers should also monitor news media reports and the LIRR’s website for these updates. For up-to-date travel service information, customers can also contact the LIRR’s Travel Information Center in Suffolk County at 631-231-LIRR, in Nassau County at 516-822-LIRR or in New York City at 718-217-LIRR. The Travel Information Center’s TDD telephone number for the hearing impaired is 718-558-3022. Customers can also text schedule request to CooCoo (266266) |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Sep 2 17:18:02 2010, in response to LIRR Storm update, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Sep 2 17:14:42 2010. The good news is that the early getaway will mean less people affected during the height of the storm, which is scheduled to be from 3-7 PM.I hope they put an umbrella over HALL tonight. |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Thu Sep 2 17:22:09 2010, in response to LIRR Storm update, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Sep 2 17:14:42 2010. This seems reminiscent of WMATA's plan for Hurricane Isabel, especially this part:In any storm situation, the LIRR’s storm safety policy is to begin to limit or suspend service as necessary once winds reach a sustained speed of 39 miles per hour, or what the LIRR calls “Zero Hour.” This policy is designed to ensure the safety of LIRR customers, employees and the Railroad’s equipment and infrastructure, including electric and diesel rolling stock and over 700 miles of track stretching from Manhattan to Montauk. Maybe WMATA's plan isn't so bad after all... |
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Posted by Osmosis Jones on Thu Sep 2 17:26:20 2010, in response to LIRR Storm update, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Sep 2 17:14:42 2010. Dammit, I was planning on going to Montauk tomorrow. Oh well, I'll have to settle for Poughkeepsie or Port Jervis. |
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Posted by arnine on Thu Sep 2 17:29:19 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Sep 2 17:18:02 2010. Nah Saturday the LIRR will be a standstill again :(Disclaimer: I am jesting |
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Posted by kahlua on Thu Sep 2 17:40:47 2010, in response to LIRR Storm update, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Sep 2 17:14:42 2010. Why would they cancel instead of shortening some of those Montauk trains? Glad I don't live out there anymore, the 5:09 used to be my train. |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Thu Sep 2 18:32:38 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by Osmosis Jones on Thu Sep 2 17:26:20 2010. The storm surge will NOT affect Port Jervis. Does Port Jervis even *have* a port?Hungry LIONS want to know. 
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Posted by Joe V on Thu Sep 2 18:36:10 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by kahlua on Thu Sep 2 17:40:47 2010. They are running the two 530ish inbound trains from Greenport and Montauk, then shut down. Then they are "securing" crossing gates, whatever that means. |
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Posted by Joe Saitta on Thu Sep 2 18:41:13 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by Joe V on Thu Sep 2 18:36:10 2010. With "twist-ties." |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Thu Sep 2 19:26:21 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by kahlua on Thu Sep 2 17:40:47 2010. The Montauk trains are running to/from Speonk. |
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Posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Thu Sep 2 19:39:32 2010, in response to LIRR Storm update, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Sep 2 17:14:42 2010. David: As always you are on top of the story. Thanks for the update. I took the LIRR to Greenport today and things out there were nice and quiet, although there were a few old guys out there wandering around on Hurricane Watch. Tomorrow will probably be a different story.Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Sep 2 19:44:12 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by kahlua on Thu Sep 2 17:40:47 2010. Perhaps they want to discourage people from going out there that really don't need to. There are also some low lying areas that easily flood and would make passage on the tracks difficult. The last thing the LIRR wants is to have to rescue a stalled train in the middle of a hurricane. |
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Posted by R36 #9346 on Thu Sep 2 20:29:37 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by Broadway Lion on Thu Sep 2 18:32:38 2010. Well, Port Jervis is on the Deleware River (right about where New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania come together), so it may have had a port at some time in the past. |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Thu Sep 2 20:50:17 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by R36 #9346 on Thu Sep 2 20:29:37 2010. Port Jervis is on the Deleware River (right about where New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania come together), so it may have had a port at some time in the past.Try the Delaware and Hudson Canal. |
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Posted by Mark S. Feinman on Fri Sep 3 14:40:13 2010, in response to LIRR Storm update, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Sep 2 17:14:42 2010. Customers can also text schedule request to CooCoo (266266)Well thouse of you who thought the LIRR was coocoo now have their proff .... --Mark |
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Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Fri Sep 3 14:42:56 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Thu Sep 2 19:39:32 2010. Thanks Larry, stay safe this holiday weekend. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Sep 3 15:20:58 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by Osmosis Jones on Thu Sep 2 17:26:20 2010. I was planning to do a run up to OSB on SLE, but the weather reports scared me off. I'm now pissed that not a drop of rail has fallen yet. !@#$% |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Sep 3 15:27:21 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Sep 3 15:20:58 2010. Weather Channel shows a lot of stuff spinning off the storm going through NJ, and headed north. So, who knows??? |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Sep 3 15:53:06 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Sep 3 15:27:21 2010. Yeah, but I'd already by on the way home by now, somewhere west of New Haven. |
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Posted by arnine on Fri Sep 3 15:54:13 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Sep 3 15:53:06 2010. Better safe than sorry |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Sep 3 15:55:51 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Sep 3 15:27:21 2010. We got 27 drops and a 3 MPH wind up here earlier from that spiral. :) |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Sep 3 16:14:12 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by Osmosis Jones on Thu Sep 2 17:26:20 2010. Oh well, I'll have to settle for Poughkeepsie or Port Jervis.Every time I hear Poughkeepsie, it reminds me of the scene in the French Connection. Popeye Doyle asked the guy "Did you pick your feet in Poughkeepsie"? |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Sep 3 16:27:10 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Sep 3 16:14:12 2010. It IS the city's official hobby. There's even sit down space by the old cement plant on the river. :) |
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Posted by Dutchrailnut on Fri Sep 3 16:46:13 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Sep 3 15:55:51 2010. storm is not even near NY yet its still south of southern NJ.Only outer bands are now reaching the NY area. http://weather.yahoo.com/images/northeast_sat_440x297.jpg |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Sep 3 16:53:26 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by Dutchrailnut on Fri Sep 3 16:46:13 2010. Yep ... but it's dropping like a rock and just above a cat 1. Up here in Smallbany, that outer band is all we're going to see here. It's already brightening up. Definitely going to suck being on Cape Cod tonight, and Cadillac Mountain in Maine's going to get wet. But as to the tristate zone down there, should be over in a few more hours and won't be anywhere near what the doom and gloom channels were peddling ... |
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Posted by arnine on Fri Sep 3 17:10:28 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Sep 3 16:14:12 2010. My favorite quote from the movie. As a gag on my coworkers at MNR when we were assigned to POU I sat w/them in the waiting room, took off my shoes and socks and pretended to pick my feet and my supervisor finally asked: "what the hell are you doing?" to which I replied: "I'm picking my feet in Poughkeepsie", and she said: "huh?" so I reminded her of the movie and that made all of them laugh. That was a few years ago and when we went there since, they tell me not to pick my feet lol |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Sep 3 18:07:16 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by arnine on Fri Sep 3 17:10:28 2010. That was class movie. Popeye and his partner Cloudy raid a bar,take everybody's junk,shake it up ,dump it on the bar. "Anybody want a milkshake"?And that classy EL chase with the guy's Pontiac. |
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Posted by arnine on Fri Sep 3 18:28:39 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Sep 3 18:07:16 2010. Yup I been meaning to get them on DVD or Blu-Ray |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Sep 3 18:35:23 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by arnine on Fri Sep 3 18:28:39 2010. I own that movie (VCR). I have to watch it again sometime. |
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Posted by arnine on Fri Sep 3 18:55:53 2010, in response to Re: LIRR Storm update, posted by TransitChuckG on Fri Sep 3 18:35:23 2010. I also have it on VCR but rather get the DVD/Blu-RayI have the sequel too in VCR |
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LIRR East End Train Service Resumes Saturday Morning! |
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Posted by R36 #9346 on Fri Sep 3 23:14:34 2010, in response to LIRR Storm update, posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Thu Sep 2 17:14:42 2010. Per MTAInsider:LIRR service to the East End will be restored with Saturday morning trains. Twitter link More Info |
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Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Fri Sep 3 23:20:32 2010, in response to LIRR East End Train Service Resumes Saturday Morning!, posted by R36 #9346 on Fri Sep 3 23:14:34 2010. Yup, beat me to it in posting that tweet here. :-) Good news to hear. |
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Re: LIRR East End Train Service Resumes Saturday Morning! |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Sat Sep 4 06:12:12 2010, in response to LIRR East End Train Service Resumes Saturday Morning!, posted by R36 #9346 on Fri Sep 3 23:14:34 2010. I'm not a twit.Here's what the MTA website says: LIRR East End Service Expected to be Restored with Saturday Morning Trains Here's what the twit says: LIRR service to the East End will be restored with Saturday morning trains. There's a big difference between "Expected to be" and "will be". |
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