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A new train is being added to the schedule effective 4/15/24

Train 1421
Great Neck 7:53 am
Little Neck 7:56 am
Douglaston 7:58 am
Bayside 8:00 am
Grand Central 8:24 am


To accommodate this train, Train 2019 will now arrive in Grand Central 2 minutes later at 8:27 am

Having something close to eat, near the ticket office is going to be a welcomed addition.

Ya' do have to wonder what the rationale is for originating a train at Island Park. Although there is precedent for putting in a rush-hour train at an intermediate stop. About fifty years ago, when the main-line was first electrified, there was a morning rush-hour train that began at Westbury. Thou...

The latest track work timeline lists Laurelton (February-March) and St. Albans (April) for upcoming ADA related work.

There was a CE move going through St James around 130am with engines 409/171, but nothing else outside of the regular schedule on 12/4.

Comparing Conshohocken with these former stations is quite different - 500 riders/day is good patronage for many stations on the LIRR - I would not be surprised if Ronkonkoma-Greenport "Scoot" ridership turns out to be less than that daily to Medford, Yaphank, Riverhead, Mattituck, Southo...

There are white arrows that will be lit for westbound trains routed for Grand Central. There are eastbound white arrows lit for trains routed to the Port Washington Branch.

Some Information for those interested:

Valley Tower was closed in conjunction with GN 2-21 (dated Sept 23, 2023 at 10:01 am) and all operations moved to JCC in Jamaica.

As far as the actual time the cutover was done...

Cutover Started: Sept 23, 2023 8:32 am
Cutover Completed: Sept 23, 2023 9:00 am

Mid Day Yard block operator and yardmaster are located in Mid Day Yard

Lead would be the last remaining "tower" with a block operator. Places where we have operators outside of JCC like West Side Yard, Mid Day Yard, Brook, Grand Central, etc.. are all located in crew facilities. As an example, the operator and yardmaster for Brook are no longer in Brook Tower...

The Current timeline for ADA accessibility work is as follows:

Copiague - Weekend of September 23-24, 2023
Amityville & Lindenhurst - Weekends of October 7-8 and 14-15, 2023
Massapequa Park - Weekend of November 11-12, 2023

Yes, it's as workextra described. With the installation of PTC, there are new cab signal displays in the operating compartment where an engineer would place their timetable to verify schedules, etc... That tray has been installed so an engineer has a place to put their timetable for quick access. It...

Train 14, the direct train from Penn to Montauk that runs on summer Thursdays is known as the "Musketball". Today is the first time I've ever heard of this. This was referenced twice today by the LIRR on an internal messaging system.

We now have a block operator on duty at Belmont, and things will go a lot smoother with the switches being remotely controlled.

Belmont yard has been in the process of converting the hand thrown switches to dual control switches (switches that can be remotely controlled as well as thrown by hand). It appears as though yard switch indicators as being installed as well. This will make things easier for trains entering and exit...