Gothamist: Delays After LIRR Trains "Bump" at Jamaica Station

Rob T Firefly

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:04:19 -0500

After a morning full of messages reporting delays, LIRR's announcement email list now reports things are back to "on or close."

Kojak

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:51:31 -0500

Honestly LIRR service has has improved greatly over the past 5 years. Issues like these are somewhat rare nowadays. Even though many of them are bilking the system, the train system as a whole is far more efficient than Metro North. Metro North has problems unique to them.

Steven

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:34:32 -0500

The LIRR ALWAYS has some kinds of problems. They should learn from Metro North on how you're suppose to run a railroad.

Rob T Firefly

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:21:26 -0500

Also, the Port Jeff train took the Babylon train's lunch money and called it a wuss in front of all the other trains.

goodcow

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:21:21 -0500

Second delay this week and it's only Wednesday. And the fare is going up! The LIRR is run by incompetent morons, in a culture steeped in corruption. see: pension scam. What I don't understand is that if the majority of Long Islanders are rather well off, why don't they band together and complain loudly enough to their representatives such that the LIRR is actually fixed? If I were paying $250 a month for this garbage service, damn right I'd be pissed.

Kojak

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:00:37 -0500

Whew. Good thing I went to work an hour early. Suckas