Tag: LIRR
UPDATE: The strike has been called off after an agreement was made between the LIRR unions and the MTA. On Sunday at 12:01AM, LIRR workers have vowed to strike if the MTA management doesn’t offer them a contract, potentially affecting over 300,000 commuters and the local economy. The state comptroller estimates a loss of about […]
Fresh off of news that the opening 7 Train extension will be pushed back several months comes another MTA delay: the East Side Access plan, which would bring LIRR service across town to Grand Central Station, could remain unopened until 2023. Originally, the project was slated for completion by the end of last year. In […]
There’s no explanation yet for why this guy was riding through Queens on top of an LIRR train Sunday morning. Indiana Jones impersonation? Dodging the fare? Pushing himself to the edge in order to simply feel something in this cold, unforgiving world? No word on whether he was apprehended by the cops, either. Watch the (very short) […]
The MTA released this video to commemorate the end of blasting in the decades-long East Side Access project, which will eventually extend Long Island Railroad Service into Penn Station. After about 40 seconds of montage peppered with stats about the massive tunnel-clearing undertaking–2,424 explosions, 200 blast holes drilled–you’re treated to footage of a glorious dynamite […]
