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Sinkholes strike LIRR and maybe AMTRAK ?

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Sinkholes strike LIRR and maybe AMTRAK ?
Posted by blue streak 1 on Thursday, May 1, 2014 6:35 PM

East side access work stopped due to sinkholes at Harold CP.  The sinkholes appear to be a contractor's short cut backfilling utility pole holes.  Article only mentions LIRR but since Amtrak also traverses Harold it may be slowed ?

 

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/sinkholes-surface-as-latest-woe-for-troubled-east-side-access-1.7851798

 

 

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