LIRR News 2008
Releases and other stories
- Additional Service for New Year's Holiday
December 31 & January 1
- Extra Christmas Holiday Service
- New Discount Fares to Long Island MacArthur Airport (video)
- NY National Boat Show Package
- Changes To Monday PM Service
- Message To Our Customers
- Wantagh Station Parking Affected November 22-23 & December 2-7
- Holiday Trains & Rockettes
- Extra Trains for Thanksgiving
Off-Peak and Family Fares in Effect
- Woodmere Station Building Renovation Starts Monday, November 17
- MTA Police Plan New Headquarters in Central Islip (video)
- Track Program Ahead of Schedule
- Intrepid Reopens Special Event November 11
- New Timetables in Effect Monday, November 10
- Buses Replace Oyster Bay Trains This Weekend - November 8 & 9
- Buses Replace Montauk Branch Trains Midday November 6-7
- East Side Access Project Impacts Service
Weekend of November 8-9
- Penn Station Customer Waiting Room Closed November 1-2
- Buses Replace Montauk Trains Weekend of
Novemeber 1-2
- East Side Access Project Impacts Service
Weekends of November 1-2 & 8-9
- LIRR President's Testimony -
U.S. Railroad Disability System
- Buses Replace Montauk Trains Weekends of Oct. 25-26 & Nov. 1-2
- Atlantic Avenue Viaduct Project
- Diesel Fleet's Performance Improves
- New Tanger Deer Park Package
- Buses Replace Port Jefferson Branch Trains October 23 & 24
- Extra PM Trains Wednesday, October 8 Eve of Yom Kippur
- Buses Replace Trains October 5
West Hempstead & Far Rockaway Branches
- Buses Replace Port Washington Trains Overnight, October 4
- LIRR President Outlines Actions to Curb Abuse of U.S. Railroad Disability System (video)
- Extra Trains for Rosh Hashanah Monday, September 29
- Service to Shea Stadium
- Buses Replace Midday Trains East of Ronkonkoma
Sept. 15-18 & 22-23
- Buses Replace Ronkonkoma Trains Saturday, September 20
- Extra Service to Shea Stadium Station Monday, Sept. 8 for U.S. Open
- Extra Service to Shea Sunday and Monday, Sept. 7 & 8 for Mets and US Open
- Extra Service to Shea Sunday Night September 7
- Service for Belmont's Fall Meet Starts September 5
- New Timetables In Effect Tuesday, September 2
- LIRR Scores an Ace with U.S. Tennis Open Service
- Train Crew Cell Phones Improving Customer Communications
- Extra Service August 29 Start of Labor Day Weekend
- Buses Replace Midday Port Jefferson Trains Track Work June 16 - August 29
- Customer Service, Cleanliness Win High Marks From Outside Consultant (Full Report Included)
- Service Suspended Between Mineola and Jamaica Weekend of Saturday & Sunday August 23 & August 24 (Press Conference Video)
- Woodside Construction to Close Local Street and Affect Some Train Service August 15-16
- Service Suspended Between Mineola and Jamaica Weekend of August 23 - August 24
- South Fork Commuter Connection
- Oyster Bay Branch Service Affected - August 9 Grade Crossing Renewals
- Track Work Affects Port Washington Branch Service Weekend of August 16-17
- Oyster Bay Branch Service Affected - August 2 and 9 Grade Crossing Renewals
- Track Work Affects Port Washington Branch Service Two Weekends: August 2-3; August 16-17
- Customer Satisfaction Rises
- 2007 Ridership Highest in 60 Years
- Extra Service to Billy Joel Concerts
- Celebrity Safety Announcements
- Heroic Crew Halts Assault (video)
- Turning 'Trash Into Cash' (video)
- Customer Communication Initiative Penn Station Message Boards Installed (video)
- Queens Interlocking Improvements Impact Service June 16 - September 1 (video)
- Penn Waiting Room Goes Wireless
- New Schedules June 16
- Track Work Affects Port Washington Branch Service Three Weekends: July 19-20; August 2-3; August 16-17
- Extra Trains Added July 3 for Early Getaway Independence Day Holiday Weekend
- Timetable Corrections Effective Friday, June 27
- Extra Service to Shea Stadium for Subway Series, June 27-29
- Buses Replace Hempstead Trains Weekend of June 21 - June 22
- Babylon/Montauk Branches - Bicycles Not Permitted On June 21, 2008
- Puerto Rican Day Parade Sunday June 8
- 2008 Belmont Stakes Saturday, June 7 (video: President Williams News Conference June 5)
- Patchogue Sea Fair June 6-8
- Summer Service Changes - June 16 -
Track Improvements Impact Service
- Memorial Day Weekend Service -
Calverton Cemetery Package; Beach Packages
- LIRR Receives Safety Awards
- Summer Service to the Hamptons, Montauk and Greenport;
2008 Weekend Beach Service
- Port Washington Branch Track Work Affects Service This Weekend May 17-18
- Babylon/Montauk Branches Bicycles Not Permitted On May 18
- Port Washington Branch Track Inspection-
May 10 - Buses Replace Some Trains
- Rosedale Station Improvements -
President Williams News Conference (video)
- Penn Station Customer Service Moves Thursday, May 1
- Buses Replace Midday Trains West Hempstead Branch May 1
- Best-Ever AM Peak OTP
- Buses Replace Midday Port Jefferson Trains - Track Work April 21 - June 13
- Buses Replace Some Ronkonkoma Trains April 17-19 (Rail Inspection Work)
- Montauk Track Inspection April 9 - 12 - Buses Replace Some Trains
- Major Renovations for Penn Restrooms
- Service to Shea Stadium Opening Day (April 8) and More
- Port Washington Branch Track Work Affects Service on Two Weekends
- Port Washington Branch Track Work Affects Service on Four Weekends
- Penn Waiting Room Goes Wireless
- Extra Service for St. Patrick's Day Parade Monday, March 17
- Seaford Station Renovation Starts March 3
- New Timetables Starting March 3
- Extra Snowstorm Service Early Afternoon from Penn
- Main Line Corridor - Third Track Project Prelim Draft EIS Submitted
(Main Line Corridor Improvements Presentation)
- East Side Access and Third Track - Main Line Corridor Improvements Presentation (as of February)
- Weekend Schedule on President's Day, Monday February 18th
- Syosset Station Safety Measures February 13 Community Forum
- NY Giants Super Bowl Victory Parade Tuesday, February 5, 2008
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Regular Schedule; Off-Peak Fares
- Weekend Shuttle Service between Penn Station and Flushing-Main Street
- Union Contracts Overwhelmingly Approved
- Extra Service for New Year's Holiday December 28 & 31; January 1
- New York National Boat Show December 29 through January 6
- New Timetables in Effect December 17 - Extra Service for the Holidays
- Dedication of New District Police Headquarters in Jamaica (video)
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