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#21 AlanB

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Posted 31 October 2012 - 03:30 PM

And now a time table from the LIRR for the shuttle service between Jamaica & Brooklyn.

One local reporter just suggested that the LIRR is hoping to perhaps have some limited service in the morning on the Port Washington Branch & the Ronkonkoma Branch. No word on whether that service will make it into Penn Station or not, although with the #7 line still out, being able to get into NYP would make the Port Washington branch far more useful.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 04:04 PM

N.Y. MTA brings back limited rail, subway service



Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad are back in operation in some areas. Thousands of MTA workers are still out across the entire 5,000 square mile service region inspecting and repairing the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. View the full article


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Posted 31 October 2012 - 05:22 PM

Nothing official yet from the MTA, but News Channel 4 is now reporting that the Harlem line will be extended as far north as Mount Kisco for tomorrow morning, but it looks like no other lines will be restored by morning. The Harlem line has actually had all trees and debris cleared all the way north, but unfortunately two major substations are out and therefore they cannot run further north until those stations are fixed and power is restored. Not sure why they're not considering diesel hauled for points north. The LIRR hopes to test within a few hours and assuming that they encounter no problems, the plan to restore service from Ronkonkoma all the way to NYP in the morning, as well as service on the Port Washington branch from Great Neck to NYP. All other branches will remain out of service for the morning rush.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 06:06 PM

Well the Mt. Kisco story is now confirmed, and another step towards normalcy MN is restoring New Haven line service between Grand Central & Stamford. The Wednesday evening update from Metro North:

Metro-North Restores Additional Service on the Harlem and New Haven Lines on Thursday, November 1Starting Thursday, November 1, close to regularly scheduled service will be provided on the Harlem Line between Mount Kisco and Grand Central Terminal and on the New Line between Stamford and Grand Central Terminal. Schedules will be posted shortly.

Parking will be limited. Bridgeplates may be used at some New Haven Line stations. Customers should use caution getting on and off trains.

Hudson Line service will remain suspended due to extensive storm damage.

Service on the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Lines, which are operated by NJ TRANSIT, remains suspended. NJT continues to work toward service restoration. See www.njtransit.com for updates.

Hudson and West-of-Hudson tickets will be honored on Harlem Line trains.

There is no subway service south of 42nd Street. Customers can take the following buses downtown: M5 at Fifth Ave. and West 42nd Street; M15 at Second Ave. and E. 42nd Street; and the M103 at Lexington Avenue and E. 42nd St. See http://www.mta.info/status/1 for more information on subway and bus service.

For Wednesday, October 31, hourly service is available on the Harlem Line between North White Plains and Grand Central. See the special schedule.

All Metro-North customers should hold onto their October monthly and weekly tickets; they will be valid for travel through Monday, November 5.

Before service can be restored to other areas of the railroad, there are a number of challenges that must be addressed.

The right-of-way on the Upper Harlem Line to Wassaic has been cleared of trees. Two critical substations near Bedford Hills and Katonah were flooded and are not operating. We are working with the power supplier, New York State Electric and Gas Company, to get these critical substations on line as soon as possible.

Damage on the New Haven Line between Stamford and New Haven remains significant. Numerous trees have to be removed and catenary and signal wire has to be rehung in numerous sections along the route. All the controls for moveable bridges had been submerged during the storm; they must be fully inspected and repairs made. Additionally, there is significant catenary damage at a critical switching location in the area of Fairfield. Service also remains suspended on all 3 Branch Lines, as crews still have a tremendous amount of work to do removing trees and restoring power in those areas as well.

The Hudson Line has also been hard hit. It will remain out of service due to extensive storm-related damage from flooding, fallen trees and power outages.

Major issues include:

Water-damaged substations on the Hudson Line.
Washouts that have undermined the track structure so greatly it is unsafe to operate trains across those sections; One section alone between Croton-Harmon and Cortlandt will require up to 8 rail cars of ballast stone to repair;
Third rail damage in several areas caused by fallen trees;
Debris along the right of way that still needs to be cleared.
The railroad’s employees will continue to work hard to restore service for all customers as quickly and safely as possible.

Until full service is restored to all lines, customers should expect some delays and crowding on trains and should stagger their travel times.

Continue to check www.mta.info, listen to news media reports and listen for announcements at stations and onboard trains.


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Posted 31 October 2012 - 06:12 PM

IndieWire.com, 10/31:

Watch: NYC's Transit Authority Filmmaker Documents Sandy's Disastrous Effects (VIDEO)

New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority knows that New Yorkers love to complain about anything -- but perhaps most of all the city's robust 24/7 transportation system. In an effort to counter the negativity, the MTA brought on a full-time filmmaker to document all the work that they do.

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. . . The MTA's filmmaker, J.P. Chan (who also directed last week's Project of the Day "A Picture of You"), has done his best to document the ravaging effects of this week's storm on the MTA's YouTube channel.

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Posted 31 October 2012 - 07:45 PM

The LIRR is now reporting the restoration of service into NYP:

LIRR is currently operating hourly train service between Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal/Brooklyn and between Jamaica and Penn Stations. Trains Depart Jamaica at 10 minutes past the hour. Trains Depart Penn at 52 minutes past the hour and Atlantic Terminal at 50 minutes past the hour.

Temporary schedule change for LIRR trains to Brooklyn. Prior to midnight tonight, LIRR trains to Brooklyn will depart Jamaica Station at :10 minutes past the hour. After midnight, trains to Brooklyn will depart at :45 minutes past the hour.


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Posted 31 October 2012 - 08:18 PM

More details about the LIRR service in the morning:

Ronkonkoma Branch Service:

Limited hourly service on the Ronkonkoma Branch starts Thursday, 11/1, with the 5:37AM train from Ronkonkoma to Penn being the first w/b train and the 7:09AM train from Penn to Ronkonkoma being the first e/b train. These trains are scheduled to stop at Ronkonkoma, Central Islip, Brentwood, Deer Park, Wyandanch, Farmingdale, Bethpage, Hicksville and Jamaica. Due to the expected high volume of customers traveling, customers are advised to delay their departure times throughout the day to ease overcrowding.


Port Washington Branch Service:

Limited hourly service between Great Neck and Penn starts Thursday, November 1, with the 5:45AM train from Great Neck to Penn being the first w/b train and the 5:14AM train from Penn to Great Neck being the first e/b train. Service east of Great Neck remains suspended. Due to the expected high volume of customers traveling, customers are advised to delay their departure times throughout the day to ease overcrowding.


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Posted 31 October 2012 - 08:57 PM

Further info from the LIRR:

LIRR to Restore Limited Hourly Service on Ronkonkoma Branch and on the Port Washington Branch from Great Neck for Thursday’s Morning Rush LIRR to Restore Limited Hourly Service on Ronkonkoma Branch and on the Port Washington Branch from Great Neck for Thursday’s Morning Rush

See Thursday morning train departure times for Ronkonkoma Branch here.
See Thursday morning train departure times to/from Great Neck on the Port Washington Branch here.

Limited LIRR Service between Jamaica & Penn Station has begun. Starting 7:10 PM, the LIRR began hourly service between Jamaica Station and Penn Station. Off-peak trains are stopping at Kew Gardens and Woodside. (There will be no rush hour stops at Kew Gardens and Forest Hills tomorrow – these stops will only be made during off-peak hours.). As of 6:45 PM, Penn Station is again open to customers.

Earlier today, the LIRR restored limited, hourly service between Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn. In conjunction with the restored Jamaica-Brooklyn service, beginning Thursday morning, customers will be able to connect to shuttle buses from Barclays Center (adjacent to the LIRR’s Atlantic Terminal) to Manhattan. The special buses running from Barclays Center in Brooklyn will bring customers to midtown, not downtown. Customers heading to downtown Manhattan should travel to Penn and connect with bus service there.


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Posted 31 October 2012 - 08:59 PM

And the latest from Metro North:

Metro-North Restores Additional Service on the Harlem and New Haven Lines on Thursday, November 1Starting Thursday, November 1, close to regularly scheduled service will be provided on the Harlem Line between Mount Kisco and Grand Central Terminal and on the New Haven Line between Stamford and Grand Central Terminal.

See the Harlem Line schedule.

See the New Haven Line schedule.

Parking will be limited. Bridgeplates may be used at some New Haven Line stations. Customers should use caution getting on and off trains.

Hudson Line service will remain suspended due to extensive storm damage.

Service on the Port Jervis and Pascack Valley Lines, which are operated by NJ TRANSIT, remains suspended. NJT continues to work toward service restoration. See www.njtransit.com for updates.

Hudson and West-of-Hudson tickets will be honored on Harlem Line trains.

There is no subway service south of 42nd Street. Customers can take the following buses downtown: M5 at Fifth Ave. and West 42nd Street; M15 at Second Ave. and E. 42nd Street; and the M103 at Lexington Avenue and E. 42nd St. See http://www.mta.info/status/1 for more information on subway and bus service.

For Wednesday, October 31, hourly service is available on the Harlem Line between North White Plains and Grand Central. See the special schedule.

All Metro-North customers should hold onto their October monthly and weekly tickets; they will be valid for travel through Monday, November 5.

Before service can be restored to other areas of the railroad, there are a number of challenges that must be addressed.

The right-of-way on the Upper Harlem Line to Wassaic has been cleared of trees. Two critical substations near Bedford Hills and Katonah were flooded and are not operating. We are working with the power supplier, New York State Electric and Gas Company, to get these critical substations on line as soon as possible.

Damage on the New Haven Line between Stamford and New Haven remains significant. Numerous trees have to be removed and catenary and signal wire has to be rehung in numerous sections along the route. All the controls for moveable bridges had been submerged during the storm; they must be fully inspected and repairs made. Additionally, there is significant catenary damage at a critical switching location in the area of Fairfield. Service also remains suspended on all 3 Branch Lines, as crews still have a tremendous amount of work to do removing trees and restoring power in those areas as well.

The Hudson Line has also been hard hit. It will remain out of service due to extensive storm-related damage from flooding, fallen trees and power outages.

Major issues include:

Water-damaged substations on the Hudson Line.
Washouts that have undermined the track structure so greatly it is unsafe to operate trains across those sections; One section alone between Croton-Harmon and Cortlandt will require up to 8 rail cars of ballast stone to repair;
Third rail damage in several areas caused by fallen trees;
Debris along the right of way that still needs to be cleared.
The railroad’s employees will continue to work hard to restore service for all customers as quickly and safely as possible.

Until full service is restored to all lines, customers should expect some delays and crowding on trains and should stagger their travel times.

Continue to check www.mta.info, listen to news media reports and listen for announcements at stations and onboard trains.


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Posted 31 October 2012 - 11:05 PM

The last update for the day, which includes the declaration of free service for Thursday & Friday on all mass transit lines operating.

Governor Cuomo Announces Free Transit For Thursday and Friday Because of Transportation EmergencyGovernor Andrew Cuomo announced that the MTA's subway, bus and commuter rail services will be free for Thursday and Friday, to encourage the use of mass transit as the region slowly recovers from the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy.

The free service will take effect Thursday at 12:01 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, and will allow for free rides on the NYC Subway and Bus network, Long Island Rail Road, and Metro-North Railroad. Free travel will also be available on Access-a-Ride.

“The gridlock we experienced today shows that the New York metropolitan region is in a transportation emergency,” Governor Cuomo said. “To get people out of their cars and onto mass transit, I immediately authorized the MTA to suspend transit fares through the end of the work week.”

The fare free days coincide with the restoration of limited subway service set for Thursday morning along segments of roughly half of the system's 26 lines. With no electricity to power the third rail or to operate signals south of 36th Street, there will be no service between 34th St in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn. Service will operate from the Bronx, Queens and Upper Manhattan to Midtown and from Queens and parts of Brooklyn to Downtown Brooklyn. Shuttle Buses will operate from Jay St-MetroTech, Atlantic Ave-Barclays Center in Downtown Brooklyn and Hewes St in Williamsburg to 57th St & Lexington Ave via 3rd Ave.

On Wednesday, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad began limited service, with Long Island Rail Road providing service between Jamaica and Penn Station while Metro-North offered hourly service on the Harlem Line between North White Plains and Grand Central Terminal.

Both commuter rails will offer additional service on Thursday. Metro-North will operate close to regular service between Mount Kisco and Grand Central Terminal on the Harlem Line and on the New Haven Line between Stamford and Grand Central Terminal. Long Island Rail Road will offer limited hourly service on Ronkonkoma Branch and on the Port Washington Branch from Great Neck for Thursday’s morning rush.

The MTA began restoring service Tuesday night, when limited bus service began to roll across the five boroughs, followed by a near normal schedule today. Bus service will be at near normal levels on Thursday on all local, limited and express bus routes.

With limited service in operation, customers are advised to give themselves extra time for their commute, and if possible change their routine by traveling later in the morning or in the evening.


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