LIRR raises bridge track 3 feet and installes a new bridge that gives even more clearance to 14 feet. Clearance improved 14 feet - 5 inches +. Rather unique. raised old bridge and approaches 1 foot each for 3 weekends. Then replaced old bridge at same track level but another foot by different bridge design.
MTA Unveils Replacement of Frequently Struck LIRR Bridge - Railway Track and Structures (rtands.com)
Compacted by Dave Klepper
Weekday Off-Peak Schedules Being Adjusted for 3½ Months During Midday and Overnight Periods on Three Branches
New Schedules to Be Shown in TrainTime App and PDF Schedules
Schedules for Other Branches Not Changing Significantly
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that crews will perform Long Island Rail Road track and infrastructure renewal and upgrades in Brooklyn and along the South Shore of Long Island this summer. Crews will replace tracks in the City Terminal Zone between Atlantic Terminal and East New York, renew third rails on the Babylon Branch between Amityville and Babylon and install signal infrastructure on the Montauk Branch between Babylon and Sayville.
In order to accommodate the work, new LIRR schedules taking effect on Monday, May 22, will adjust train departure times during weekday midday off-peak periods on the Babylon Branch and between Atlantic Terminal and East New York, and during weekday overnights on the Montauk Branch between Babylon and Sayville. Train schedules on other branches are not changing significantly but customers should always plan ahead by using the TrainTime app or mta.info. The timetables will last through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4.
Omitted Speech by Catherine Rinaldi, Interim President of the Long Island Rail Road and President of Metro-North Rail.”
Babylon Branch - Amityville - Babylon
One of two tracks will be out of service during these times.
Scheduled train departure times will be adjusted approximately 20 minutes earlier. Some Babylon Branch trains will terminate/originate at Massapequa, where transfer opportunities will be available for customers travelling to or from Massapequa Park, Amityville, Copiague, Lindenhurst or Babylon.
City Terminal Zone, Atlantic Terminal - East New York
One of the Atlantic Branch’s two tracks will be out of service during these times.
Scheduled departure times for trains from Jamaica to Atlantic Terminal will be adjusted up to 18 minutes earlier and some trains from Atlantic Terminal to Jamaica will be adjusted up to 11 minutes later, while others will be adjusted up to six minutes earlier. Service at Nostrand Avenue and East New York will be reduced from three trains an hour to two trains an hour.
Montauk Branch - Babylon Sayville
One of the two tracks through this area will be out of service during these times. Scheduled departure times for train #2, currently the 12:40 a.m. departure from Jamaica, due into Montauk at 3:34 a.m., and train #3, currently the 12:41 a.m. departure from Montauk, due into Jamaica at 3:32 a.m., will be adjusted approximately 20 minutes later.
THANK YOU Mr. Klepper for editing out the political yivshish as promised.
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