Amtrak says the scope of work is too large to use the L train method. To those of us on the LIRR Commuter Council, that thinking deserves another, closer look. After all, it’s hard to give ...

On its website, the LIRR said a number of lines are dealing with issues for the morning commute over an Amtrak power issue in one of the East River tunnels. As of 10:40 a.m., the LIRR website was ...

Full Long Island Rail Road train service was restored Friday morning after a train struck a car on the tracks, leading to partial suspensions along the Ronkonkoma Branch, according to LIRR officials.

The workers say collecting fares on the LIRR has become a dangerous job. On Monday night, their union president said that they are right. "They don't want to pay the fare and then when the ...

If you’ve been near the Babylon LIRR station recently, you may have had to navigate around some construction equipment during your quest for parking. But don’t worry — those extra excavators ...

Jennifer Summer says as the LIRR train approached the station she observed a drunk and unruly passenger using an emergency control panel to open the doors. "He, like, comes to the door where we ...

Free, who served as LIRR’s acting president for the last six months, began his career as a station cleaner 31 years ago. Over time, he rose through the ranks, more recently becoming chief ...

“Basically, now everything is rolling,” said Gerry Bringmann, head of the LIRR Commuter Council. “We don’t have anything in reserve.” So far, the MTA says, the shortage has had little or ...

The 20-year LIRR machinist claimed to be working both jobs simultaneously on more than 100 occasions over 31 months since 1996. The unidentified worker is one of two MTA employees targeted in the ...