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Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul Opens Second Track of LIRR Ronkonkoma Branch and Rededicates Wyandanch Station

By | Brentwood Station, Deer Park Station, Double Track, Farmingdale Station, Ronkonkoma Station, Wyandanch Station

On September 21st, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul joined LIRR President Phillip Eng and MTA Chief Development Officer Janno Lieber to officially open the second track of the LIRR Ronkonkoma Branch and rededicate the branch’s rebuilt and fully-accessible Wyandanch Station. The second track of the Ronkonkoma Branch and the renovation of…

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6:07 from Penn Station Extended to Wyandanch; True Reverse-Peak Service Now Available for the First Time from Ronkonkoma, Central Islip, Brentwood, Deer Park and Wyandanch

By | Brentwood Station, Deer Park Station, Double Track, Farmingdale Station, Ronkonkoma Station, Wyandanch Station

The 6:07 a.m. train from Penn Station, which previously had terminated at Farmingdale, is now extended to Wyandanch, Deer Park, Brentwood, Central Islip, and Ronkonkoma, where it connects with a train making all North Fork stops and due into Greenport at 8:54 a.m. This pairing of an extended train and…

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Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of Historic LIRR Double Track More Than a Year Ahead of Schedule

By | Brentwood Station, Deer Park Station, Double Track, Farmingdale Station, Ronkonkoma Station, Wyandanch Station

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the completion of the Long Island Rail Road Double Track more than a year ahead of schedule. This historic project adds a second 13-mile track between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma — a segment of the LIRR that carries 48,000 riders every weekday — and will…

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3TC Continues Noise Monitoring Along the LIRR Expansion Project

By | Carle Place Station, Floral Park Station, Hicksville Station, LIRR Expansion Project, Merillon Avenue Station, Mineola Station, New Hyde Park Station, Project Update, Westbury Station

As part of its commitment to protect the communities along the LIRR Expansion Project, 3rd Track Constructors (3TC, the project’s design-builder) continues to gather baseline data to monitor noise levels at project locations. 3TC is doing everything it can to make sure its work has the least impact possible on…

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East Side Access Progress Snapshot: New LIRR Terminal High-Rise Escalator Installation under 47th Street

By | East Side Access, Project Update

East Side Access contractor Schindler Elevator Corporation continues to install escalators between the future Long Island Rail Road passenger concourse and the terminal, which has a total of four passenger escalator wellways and 17 high-rise escalators. Each escalator wellway aligns to a cross street above the concourse at 45th, 46th,…

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