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Posted 25 August 2011 - 03:58 PM

Metropolitan Transit Authority website:

MTA Statement on Hurricane Irene


Hurricane Warning

August 25, 2011

The MTA is actively preparing for the impact of Hurricane Irene, coordinating with the Governor's Office, Mayor's Office and regional OEMs consistent with our Hurricane Plan. We are making arrangements to bring in extra personnel over the weekend, preparing our facilities and infrastructure by clearing drains, securing work sites against possible high winds, checking and fueling equipment, stocking supplies, and establishing plans to move equipment and supplies away from low-lying areas as needed. Because of the severity of the wind and rain associated with a hurricane, there may be partial or full shut down of our services to ensure the safety of our customers and employees. We are also prepared to implement evacuation plans if the Mayor and Governor decide that is necessary. We urge our customers to check mta.info frequently and to consider the impacts of this storm when making travel plans through the weekend.



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Posted 25 August 2011 - 07:54 PM

MTA LIRR website:

MTA Long Island Rail Road is making some adjustments to its service in advance of Hurricane Irene reaching Long Island as the LIRR prepares to secure and protect its equipment and infrastructure from the hurricane force winds and flooding expected to hit the Island on Sunday, August 28. Train equipment - both electric and diesel - is being removed from yards in low-lying areas that are prone to flooding. As a result, the LIRR is reducing some of its Friday afternoon train service to the Hamptons and Montauk. Hamptons Reserve service will not be offered this Friday.

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Posted 26 August 2011 - 12:20 PM

MTA Statement on Hurricane Irene



Hurricane Warning

August 26, 2011

The MTA is actively preparing for the impact of Hurricane Irene, coordinating with the Governor's Office, Mayor's Office and regional OEMs consistent with our Hurricane Plan. We are making arrangements to bring in extra personnel over the weekend, preparing our facilities and infrastructure by clearing drains, securing work sites against possible high winds, checking and fueling equipment, stocking supplies, and establishing plans to move equipment and supplies away from low-lying areas as needed. Because of the severity of the wind and rain associated with a hurricane, there may be partial or full shut down of our services to ensure the safety of our customers and employees. We are also prepared to implement evacuation plans if the Mayor and Governor decide that is necessary. We urge our customers to check mta.info frequently and to consider the impacts of this storm when making travel plans through the weekend.



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Posted 26 August 2011 - 12:22 PM

MTA website:

Special Service Notices

Hurricane Irene Service Alert: Metro-North is preparing for the impact of Hurricane Irene. Because of the projected severity of the wind and rain, there may be partial or full shut down of our service on all lines and branches. Customers should check mta.info frequently and to consider the impacts of this storm when making travel plans through the weekend.



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Posted 26 August 2011 - 01:38 PM

OK everything shuts down Saturday 12 Noon!

MTA Statement on Hurricane Irene



Hurricane Warning

August 26, 2011

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this morning directed MTA officials to begin immediately implementing a hurricane plan designed to protect the safety of New Yorkers before, during and after the expected impacts of Hurricane Irene, with latest forecasts showing dangerous conditions reaching the area as early as Saturday evening. Customers are advised to leave plenty of time for travel. Don't take unnecessary chances and don't wait until the last minute to make sure that your family is safe and secure.

The MTA will begin an incremental suspension of its subway, bus, and rail Long Island Rail Road, and Metro-North Railroad service beginning approximately eight hours prior to sustained 39 mph winds reaching the area. Subway and bus lines will begin shutting down after 12 noon.
There will be no scheduled pickups after 12 noon on Saturday but Access-A-Ride will be working with OEM providing vehicles for the evacuation for disabled residents. There will be no Access-A-Ride service on Sunday, August 28 or Monday morning, August 29.

Monitor http://www.MTA.info/ for updates.



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Posted 26 August 2011 - 02:13 PM

Speaking at a news conference from City Hall, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he could make a decision by 8 a.m. Saturday about evacuating the public from parts of the city.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MetroMagazine-IndustryNews/~4/V1qDQsM3G7wView the full article


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Posted 26 August 2011 - 07:53 PM

LIRR will run special shuttle trains from Far Rockaway to Valley Stream to facilitate the mandatory evacuation of residents.


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Posted 27 August 2011 - 12:22 AM

I can see why it would take so long to shut down the MTA, being such a big operation, with the NYCTA spread out over 5 boroughs, as well as the LIRR, and Metro-North's 3 lines running as far north, in the case of the New Haven Line, into Connecticut. I was reminded about how much that could happen here, in some areas. Last Friday I took a bus adventure out of the city, to Mount Vernon via various local transit routes, and while changing buses at Stanwood, WA, the Park and Ride had a warning sign, that in the case of floods, buses would not serve it. Stanwood is in a river delta, I forget exactly which one though. In the case of buses, I know they could be moved to higher ground, but what about the subway yards, like the one near Coney Island, is that a good enough refuge for the Subway Rolling Stock?

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Posted 27 August 2011 - 12:42 AM

In the case of buses, I know they could be moved to higher ground, but what about the subway yards, like the one near Coney Island, is that a good enough refuge for the Subway Rolling Stock?


Pretty much anything that can be moved from all yards, not just the one in Coney Island, will be removed from the yards and parked in an underground tunnel. The work of moving all those trains is why it's going to take them 8 hours to shut things down. The fact that they'll be blocking most of the tracks in those tunnels is why they are shutting down everything and not just the above ground sections of the subway.

No doubt it will take a few hours to untangle the mess too, once the storm passes.
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Posted 27 August 2011 - 12:54 AM

Thanks for the explanation, with the big fleet, I can see why, as you say, it will take so long. Plus, they have to work it around the people who are trying to get to safety. Plus the power distribution equipment could see some damage. Although I am guessing that some of the the MTA's systems are probably underground? I remember a few years ago, when there was concern here about the Howard Hanson Dam stability, that Sound Transit put out a warning that mentioned that their main concern, since LINK was elevated where the Duwamish would be moving the Green River into Elliot Bay, was the possibility of substations getting flooded, lose two, and the trains would be turning back in Rainier Beach not Sea-Tac.




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