MTA Railroads

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1. M-9 Discussion 1 2 3 4 26

   By East New York, January 30, 2011
   • 634 replies
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   • trainfan22
   • July 27

3. LIRR And MNRR Random Thoughts Thread 1 2 3 4 63

   By EE Broadway Local, April 10, 2012
   • 1,558 replies
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   • New Flyer Xcelsior
   • 1 hour ago

4. LIRR overcharging New Yorkers

   By GojiMet86, August 9
   • 15 replies
   • 308 views
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   • B35 via Church
   • 4 hours ago

5. MTA extends $5 LIRR tickets between Brooklyn and Queens for another year

   By N6 Limited, Tuesday at 05:25 PM
   • 7 replies
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   • N6 Limited
   • Thursday at 08:17 PM

6. Shakeup could change Metro-North shuttle - My Riverdale Press Comments

   By Via Garibaldi 8, August 4
   • 20 replies
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   • Mtatransit
   • Wednesday at 06:31 PM

7. MTA LIRR Unveils First Customer Lactation Pod to Accommodate On-the-Go Moms at Penn Station

   By BM5 via Woodhaven, August 9
   • 2 replies
   • 117 views
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   • bobtehpanda
   • Tuesday at 08:10 PM

8. The MTA is looking to make big changes to LIRR union contracts, including doing away with double-time pay for certain overtime assignments, scrutinizing workers who call out sick, and being able to contract out work whenever it wants!

   By ThePeoplesMTA, August 5
   • 6 replies
   • 289 views
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   • bobtehpanda
   • August 9

9. Railfanning Locations near NYC

   By New Flyer Xcelsior, August 6
   • 0 replies
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   • New Flyer Xcelsior
   • August 6

10. End of M-N Holiday Specials, Increases in Parking rates East of Hudson

    By Union Tpke, July 24
    • 11 replies
    • 286 views
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    • Truckie
    • August 5

11. LIRR Signal Indications

    By brakethrow, August 3
    • 1 reply
    • 130 views
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    • Jsunflyguy
    • August 3

12. Hudson Rail Link at Risk!

    By Union Tpke, July 24
    • 18 replies
    • 420 views
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    • Via Garibaldi 8
    • August 2

13. End of Cash Payment on-board LIRR trains, other cuts 1 2 3

    By Union Tpke, July 24
    • 55 replies
    • 1,187 views
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    • Italianstallion
    • August 1

14. Hiring Freeze In the Metro North 1 2 3 4 5

    By rtm19m, December 18, 2018
    • 117 replies
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    • NycHopeful718
    • July 29

15. Ultra Wideband on the Far Rockaway Branch

    By Union Tpke, July 28
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
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    • Lex
    • July 28

16. Brewster Yard Expansion

    By Union Tpke, July 28
    • 0 replies
    • 72 views
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    • Union Tpke
    • July 28

17. East Side Access to open in July 2022

    By Union Tpke, July 24
    • 8 replies
    • 234 views
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    • bobtehpanda
    • July 26

18. MTA: Trains are running better, so let's maintain them less often

    By Union Tpke, July 24
    • 0 replies
    • 110 views
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    • Union Tpke
    • July 24

19. 80 M3s to stay until 2024

    By Union Tpke, July 24
    • 0 replies
    • 133 views
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    • Union Tpke
    • July 24

20. Cut in Oyster Bay Weekend service

    By Union Tpke, July 19
    • 5 replies
    • 330 views
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    • Gotham Bus Co.
    • July 23

21. South Fork Commuter Connection to Launch March 4

    By Italianstallion, February 1
    • 7 replies
    • 347 views
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    • theaveragejoe
    • July 19

22. New Full-Time LIRR Station Planned Near Belmont Park

    By N6 Limited, July 10
    • 7 replies
    • 312 views
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    • N6 Limited
    • July 15

23. MNRR & LIRR Planned/Unplanned Service Changes 1 2 3 4 5

    By BM5 via Woodhaven, October 29, 2017
    • 104 replies
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    • BM5 via Woodhaven
    • July 14

24. Former NYC Councilwoman pushes to renew passenger rail service on forgotten Queens tracks

    By Union Tpke, April 14
    • 8 replies
    • 476 views
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    • Connie
    • July 12

25. MTA isn't ready for LaGuardia AirTrain ridership, comptroller says 1 2

    By Bay Ridge Express, June 19
    • 27 replies
    • 805 views
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    • Uncle Floyd Fan
    • July 10

26. Rockland County threatens to leave MTA over NJT's planned cancelled Pascack Valley Line trains

    By mfs NJT459, May 14, 2018
    • 10 replies
    • 1,169 views
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    • them26
    • June 16

27. Signal Trainee

    By Geo, June 13
    • 0 replies
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    • Geo
    • June 13

28. M8 power system design question

    By engineerboy6561, May 25
    • 2 replies
    • 246 views
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    • engineerboy6561
    • May 26

29. Transit-Oriented Development Discussion Topic

    By Union Tpke, March 24
    • 22 replies
    • 577 views
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    • bobtehpanda
    • May 23

30. Delayed LIRR Projects

    By Union Tpke, February 14
    • 8 replies
    • 584 views
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    • Union Tpke
    • May 17

31. Penn Station Is Getting A $600M Makeover

    By Q Broadway Express, March 15
    • 4 replies
    • 376 views
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    • Union Tpke
    • May 17

32. Disposition of Air Rights Bay Ridge Branch

    By Union Tpke, May 17
    • 0 replies
    • 126 views
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    • Union Tpke
    • May 17

33. Cuomo Orders Outside Review of ESA

    By Lance, April 16
    • 8 replies
    • 379 views
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    • bobtehpanda
    • April 22

34. END of the M2s and additional M8s update

    By Union Tpke, October 19, 2018
    • 18 replies
    • 1,444 views
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    • Coney Island Av
    • April 18

35. State Looks To Designate Funds For Expansion Of The LIRR Montauk Branch

    By Union Tpke, April 18
    • 1 reply
    • 197 views
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    • Missabassie
    • April 18

36. LIRR Electrification Discussion Thread

    By Union Tpke, March 24
    • 1 reply
    • 247 views
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    • BM5 via Woodhaven
    • April 7

37. Is the MNRR TWU contract up this year?

    By CrazyD, April 1
    • 0 replies
    • 131 views
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    • CrazyD
    • April 1

38. Metro-North Beacon Line may become bike trail

    By Italianstallion, November 7, 2017
    • 7 replies
    • 900 views
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    • Truckie
    • March 27

39. MTA: Amtrak demands stalling Metro-North plan to open Manhattan's West Side to Westchester 1 2

    By paulrivera, October 24, 2018
    • 42 replies
    • 1,778 views
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    • Union Tpke
    • March 27

40. Port Jervis Line Capacity Improvements Project

    By Union Tpke, March 24
    • 0 replies
    • 119 views
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    • Union Tpke
    • March 24

41. ESA Diesel Protect Locomotive Procurement

    By Union Tpke, March 24
    • 0 replies
    • 114 views
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    • Union Tpke
    • March 24

42. RethinkNYC Discussion Thread 1 2

    By KK 6 Ave Local, April 3, 2018
    • 34 replies
    • 1,286 views
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    • bobtehpanda
    • March 14

43. Pot Washington Middays

    By Gotham Bus Co., March 11
    • 1 reply
    • 255 views
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    • bobtehpanda
    • March 12

44. 3 Killed as L.I.R.R. Train Crashes Into Truck in Westbury

    By Union Tpke, February 26
    • 17 replies
    • 1,017 views
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    • Truckie
    • March 1

45. MN Opens NH Line for Travel Between Fordham & Manhattan

    By Union Tpke, February 25
    • 8 replies
    • 394 views
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    • Union Tpke
    • February 28

46. Problems with the New Metro-North Stations?

    By Via Garibaldi 8, February 24
    • 1 reply
    • 280 views
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    • bobtehpanda
    • February 26

47. Job Security for LIRR Block Operator

    By dewclaw, February 18
    • 0 replies
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    • dewclaw
    • February 18

48. LIRR Announces Beta Test of Real Time Train Finder – myLIRR.org

    By BM5 via Woodhaven, February 6
    • 4 replies
    • 310 views
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    • N6 Limited
    • February 7

49. LIRR president Eng defends against use of special tape on train exteriors

    By BM5 via Woodhaven, January 30
    • 0 replies
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    • BM5 via Woodhaven
    • January 30

50. Increased cleaning efforts include ditching duct tape on LIRR trains

    By BM5 via Woodhaven, January 25
    • 10 replies
    • 413 views
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    • B35 via Church
    • January 28

51. Sunnyside station to open after the rest of East Side Access 1 2

    By Union Tpke, May 10, 2018
    • 25 replies
    • 1,960 views
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    • Jersey Pinoy
    • January 26