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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 20 December 2009 - 09:09 AM

Sunday, December 20, 2009 8:43 AM

LIRR Storm Update:
LIRR service is extremely limited with delays up to 2 hours Systemwide.

Due to blizzard conditions, the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management urges those who don't have to travel to stay home.

Customers may see some trains operating non-stop thru stations to assist in clearing tracks and switches of snow.
Please refer to news broadcasts & LIRR's Customer Email Advisory System for up-to-the-minute info. The LIRR is currently running limited service System-Wide.

Ronkonkoma Branch Branch Customers:
Ronkonkoma train service westbound is temporarily suspended.



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Posted 20 December 2009 - 10:24 AM

From WCBS Newsradio 880, New York, NY, 12/20/09:

Storm Strands 150 on LIRR Train for 5 Hours



NEW YORK (AP) -- About 150 people were stranded on a Long Island Rail Road train for more than five hours by a combination of snow drifts, icing, traffic problems and equipment failures due to the weather.

Get that story here.


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Posted 20 December 2009 - 10:33 AM

Service Alert

Sunday, December 20, 2009 9:32 AM

LIRR service is extremely limited with delays up to 2 hours Systemwide. Due to blizzard conditions, the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management urges those who don't have to travel to stay home.

Customers may see some trains operating non-stop thru stations to assist in clearing tracks and switches of snow.

Please refer to news broadcasts & LIRR's Customer Email Advisory System for up-to-the-minute info.he LIRR is currently running limited service System-Wide.

Ronkonkoma Branch Branch Customers:

Ronkonkoma train service westbound is temporarily suspended.

Montauk Branch Customers:

Montauk train service, east of Speonk, is extremely limited.



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