The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), chartered in 1834, is America's oldest continuously operating railroad, evolving from early steam lines connecting to ferries into a vast electrified system under the Pennsylvania Railroad by 1900, crucial for suburban growth, and eventually managed by the MTA, linking Long Island to Manhattan and expanding significantly with projects like the East Side Access to Grand Central Madison. Early Days & Consolidation (1830s-1890s) 1834: LIRR chartered to link New Yor

Planning your LIRR trip just got easier!🚆 Introducing the new LIRR TrainTime app.📱 Now including real time capacity and more! We are the first rail agency in North America to provide real time capacity information to our customers. Now you can see where to stand on the platform to find the car with the most room. Plus, find which car you need to be in to exit at your destination. And there's more, such as: 📍Trip Planning 🚆Train Location – updated every 3 seconds! ⭐Bookmark your commute ⚠️Tra

Here comes the LIRR Holiday Train, spreading joy across Long Island! 🎄 This festive train is lighting up our diesel branches all season long, bringing holiday cheer to every stop along the way. | MTA LIRR

COMMUTE ISSUES: Multiple Long Island Rail Road branches are seeing delays and cancellations Wednesday due to switch and equipment issues after Sunday’s storm and ongoing freezing temperatures. Although the LIRR returned to a normal schedule yesterday, it couldn’t keep up with signal, switch and equipment problems. The disruptions left riders late and, in some cases, scrambling to other stations to catch trains that were running. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/465IHFA | News 12 Long Island

NEW LIRR SCHEDULES: Changes are coming once again to the Long Island Rail Road. News 12's Caroline Flynn has the latest details. - https://bit.ly/3XvmJbn | News 12 Long Island