The Long Island Rail Road's decision to extend service to Greenport rather than Sag Harbor came down to strategy and ...

A new installment in our series on the role of trains changing the East End Before refrigerated trucks and interstate highways, freshly dug potatoes and fresh seafood from Shelter Island could reach ...

As is to be expected of public transport in New York, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) can be monstrously busy. In fact, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) says it's "the busiest commuter ...

The North Fork once boasted a collection of LIRR trains, with stations spaced about three miles apart, for the convenience of ...

The Long Island Rail Road’s first union strike in more than three decades could be just weeks away. Now transit officials, union leaders and Long Island commuters have to figure out what to do next.

Rail fans came out in force for Oyster Bay’s first rail fest this past Saturday. The Oyster Bay Railroad Museum organized and held the festival adjacent to the museum, which aimed to raise the ...

Like tens of thousands of Long Islanders do each day, Rick Guidal boarded an LIRR train at his home station on a recent Friday morning, bound for one of the railroad’s 126 stations. But unlike most ...

LIRR hit a post-pandemic record with 298,419 riders on Wednesday. Weekly ridership topped 1.72 million for July 17-23. On-time train performance hit a record 96.6% in early 2025. Riders flocked to ...