Long Island’s New York & Atlantic Railway creates video explaining how freight railroads benefit the communities they serve

It’s important for freight railroads to explain how they benefit the communities they serve, especially on Long Island in a…

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New York City: Critics blame scaffold law for East Side Access megaproject’s insurance costs ballooning 557%

By Will Bredderman, Crain’s New York Business; July 30, 2018 Documents from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board meeting last week…

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New York: Commuter lawsuit against Long Island Rail Road gains traction

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; July 17, 2018 A judge has cleared a path for a lawsuit filed by a…

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New York: Long Island Rail Road completes key signal at Harold Interlocking

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; July 11, 2018 The Long Island Rail Road has completed the replacement of the entire…

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AT WORK: Train conductor for the new Hartford Line

By Ashley Kus, Staff, Record-Journal; June 16, 2018 As the long anticipated New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail line launches, a dozen conductors…

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New York: Long Island’s other railroad looks to expand

By David Winzelberg, Long Island Business News; June 1, 2018 They’ve been working on the railroad, though it’s likely you…

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Long Island Rail Road: Major upgrades coming to station arrival clocks

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; May 27, 2018 Newly rolled-out arrival countdown clocks at most Long Island Rail Road stations…

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How the Long Island Rail Road plans to freshen up its train service

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; May 21, 2018 LIRR passengers will be treated to a cleaner — and hopefully…

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Amtrak, MTA need to join forces to finish new terminal in New York

By The Editorial Board, amNewYork; May 11, 2018 Far below the city, beneath the busy roads of Queens and Manhattan’s…

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New York City Lawmakers: East Side Access project needs more help from Amtrak

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; May 11, 2018 Three federal lawmakers are urging Amtrak to better cooperate with the MTA’s…

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Amtrak-related Long Island Rail Road delays ‘unacceptable,’ president says

By Alfonso A. Castillo and William Murphy, Newsday; May 3, 2018 New LIRR president Phillip Eng on Thursday said he…

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Long Island Rail Road’s double-track project nears completion

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; April 30, 2018 MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) this spring will enter the final phases…

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As Cost of New York City Train Link Passes $11 Billion, M.T.A.’s Credibility Shrinks

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS, The New York Times; April 25, 2018 New York City’s most expensive transit project just keeps…

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Long Island Rail Road’s Phillip Eng: Improvements need to come sooner

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; April 23, 2018 The Long Island Rail Road’s new president vowed Monday to speed up…

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T-REX: New plan to integrate three dinosaur New York City regional commuter rail providers into single, multi-state system

By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, Railway Track & Structures; and Engineering Editor, Railway Age; April 20, 2018 A new report from the Regional Plan…

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New Long Island Rail Road president Phillip Eng: ‘We are going to get this right’

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; April 17, 2018 The LIRR’s new president began the process of rebuilding the strained relationship…

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Patrick Nowakowski, embattled head of the Long Island Rail Road, to step down

By Alfonso A. Castillo, Newsday; April 12, 2018 Long Island Rail Road president Patrick Nowakowski will resign from his office…

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Grab a book for the train ride on the Long Island Rail Road

From The Long Island Herald; April 4, 2018 The Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library collaborated with the Long Island Rail Road to…

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New York: Say goodbye to bar carts on Long Island Rail Road platforms

By Dean Balsamini, Susan Edelman and Michael Gray, New York Post; March 17, 2018 It’s last call for alcohol on…

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New York State comptroller’s report pins record Long Island Rail Road lateness on LIRR, Amtrak

By Janelle Clausen, theislandnow.com; March 15, 2018 The Long Island Rail Road had its worst on-time performance in 18 years,…

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New York & Atlantic Railway Workers Sue, Citing Discrimination and Low Pay

By COLIN MOYNIHAN, The New York Times; February 14, 2018 For more than a year, Mario Pesantez said, he was…

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New York City: Return of Queens commuter rail feasible, but costly

By  Mischa Wanek-Libman, Editor, RT&S Magazine; February 8, 2018 A study conducted by AECOM on behalf of the New York…

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New York: Black sludge pours out of sink on Long Island Rail Road train

By Danielle Furfaro, New York Post; January 16, 2018 A passenger aboard a Long Island Rail Road train out of…

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The Most Awful Transit Center in America Could Get Unimaginably Worse

By Devin Leonard, Bloomberg Businessweek; January 10, 2018 To get to New York’s Penn Station, every northbound Amtrak passenger makes…

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Amtrak CEO Opinion: What accelerated infrastructure work at New York Penn Station means for you

By Guest Columnist Richard Anderson, NJ.com; January 8, 2018 At Amtrak, we are committed to improving Penn Station with significant…

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