The revamp for the Port Jefferson waiting room station has commenced with the modernization of the station interior. The new interior floor has been installed in the station’s waiting room.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that the work to upgrade the signal system in Harold Interlocking in Sunnyside, Queens, has been completed, providing an immediate benefit to Long Island Rail Road customers and clearing the way for the start of the final East Side Access construction contract to…
“I’m within five minutes of the Northern State or the Meadowbrook Parkway,” says Viscusi, president of the Carle Place Civic Association. “So, wherever I have to go workwise, I can easily jump on and off major roadways.” That centrally located convenience, along with a short commute to Penn Station from…
Construction is underway for the Deer Park station enhancements such as renovating sidewalks, ramps, and curbside improvements. Enhancements to the Deer Park Station are part of a broader LIRR initiative to strengthen the reliability and resiliency of LIRR infrastructure.
The elimination of this street-level grade crossing will dramatically improve safety for both LIRR passengers and motorists. Traffic along this crossing will see vast improvements, as crossing gates currently can close roadways for up to approximately 30 minutes in a peak hour, contributing to significant congestion on local streets.
The MTA LIRR has been issued a partial construction permit at Deer Park, which is important to begin the sequence of improvements that are a part of a broader LIRR initiative to support the growth and development of Long Island.
As part of the Double Track Project, the Wyandanch station has been in the midst of significant improvements from the construction of new platforms, pedestrian overpass with elevators, new canopies and other amenities.
Billions of dollars in infrastructure investments being made now on the LIRR could transform how Long Islanders live and commute within the next five years, experts said. From new trains to new stations to new tracks, several big-ticket improvements long debated for the Long Island Rail Road are now approved,…
MTA Long Island Rail Road has taken delivery on the first set of M-9 EMU (electric multiple-unit) married-pair commuter railcars from Kawasaki Rail Car USA, following testing at TTCI in Pueblo, Colo. Further testing is now under way at LIRR’s Hillside facility in Jamaica, N.Y. Among numerous stress tests to…
This is a combination of older photos of the East Side Access construction project, dating as far back as 2010, renderings of what the project will look like when it’s completed, and photographs taken during a recent tour of the project. The photos include scenes from the complex rail junction…
