Late January Storm 2015 Shutdown...

Too early to guess the odds of a shutdown due to the impending weather…...

They'll probably go down for a number of hours with possibly a few plow trains to keep things clear, then go into either very limited hourly (Main Line/Huntington/Babylon/Port Washington) or Appendix M. But this storm looks like it will take out the Island to a point where only the people in service jobs - including railroad employees - need to be out.

Prince Andrew is already talking shut down for both LIRR and MN

Cool .... I need a day off

From a New York Times Add in the late '60s

The Old Iron Horse

Once upon a time the people built an Iron horse to carry them back and forth from Island to Island and to that mystical land called Brooklyn.

When the horse was young it was very popular and everyone used it...but... times do change and as the horse grew older, many people took to riding around in horse-less carriages.

Still, the faithful Iron Horse worked on ...carrying fewer people every year, as the horseless carriages got fancier and fancier and everyone had to have at least one.

Pretty soon there were so many people and so many horseless carriages going back and forth from Island to Island that they began to get in each other's way.

Then someone said, "Let's take another look at our old Iron Horse, because he hardly ever gets in anyone's way, and he can carry lots and lots of people and then
we can leave our fancy horseless carriages in the barn."

And everyone said, That's a great idea!"

And some people did leave their horseless carriages at home, which pleased their wives, because now they could get out and ride around too.

Then one day it snowed!

It snowed so hard people called it a blizzard.

And the horseless carriages just couldn't go until the snow was cleared away. And no one could fly out of an airport because they couldn't see.

And lots of people said, "Let's get on our good old Iron Horse. He's not afraid of a little snow."

So the all did.

Now the poor old Iron Horse was happy to be so popular again, but he was having his troubles too, because of the snow and the cold. After all, nobody's perfect, especially an old Iron Horse.

But he tried, and he tried, and finally he did manage to get everyone home. But they were very, very late and very, very tired and very, very angry.

And everyone said, "You let us down old Iron Horse. What's the matter with you?"

Hardly anyone said tahnk you. And as soon as the snow melted they all went back to their fancy horseless carriages.

The moral of our story is:

When there's a blizzard, it isn't kind to look a gift horse in the mouth, even an old iron one. 'Cause that's just not fair.

- Your Long Island Rail Road

Since all the major highways will be shut down as of tonight, the crush of passengers on the trains, trying to battle their way through the drifts, would be impossible. At least this way, the railroad will have a chance to run snow plows, snow trains and alchohol trains up and down the lines to try to clear the iron for tomorrow'.

More like for Wednesday.

I still do not understand how some people persist in denial after Irene and Sandy. The pictures told the whole story. Shutdown is the only common sense way to go in a blizzard. There really isn't much else to say.

Yes, it's deadly to go outside. All us railroad workers get the day off with pay! USA is SHUT DOWN!!!

A question for the moderator -- How come Mr. Tool's posts are deleted shortly after they are posted?

SwingDog wrote:Yes, it's deadly to go outside. All us railroad workers get the day off with pay! USA is SHUT DOWN!!!

Not on Amtrash. You only get paid if you use one of your sick/vacation/personal days OR show up and work.

The Long Island Rail Road has served the public through the annual blizzards and storms. In all but the most extreme situations -- usually those involving extreme icing and power outages -- millions of passengers reliably got to their destinations without event. Certainly the railroad saved countless lives protecting its riders from driving slippery and icy roads and transporting rescue and medical workers to their tours in the City.

As Americans become softer and lazier and elect leaders who promise safety and comfort without hard work and risk, those who chose to forge ahead, battle the elements and persevere in adverse conditions will be demonized by a lazy and envious majority.

Regardless of the cost to the taxpayer, the loss of a vital conveyance to emergency workers and the inconvenience to the millions who depend on reliable transportation, the politically safe way will be to quit, to run and hide, to not make the effort. Why bother? The self sufficient, the strong, the independent vital contributors have left New York to the dependent and weak followers.

What a pity so many New Yorkers are buying into this agenda.

Go cower at home and don't come out until your Newsday reporter says it's safe.

where is like button, well said Tool.

Well said, LIT. Quoted for truth.

Junior and Baby Huey held a press conference in Suffolk county today. I wonder if the LIRR with use "Darth Vader" according to Newsday.

Tool, I doff my hard hat to you.