The Long Island Rail Road's deployment of a 53-foot-long, 80-ton steel snow removal vehicle caps a three-year effort to bolster the agency's winter weather arsenal. The $1.5 million machine with ...

But MTA and LIRR officials have said no level of preparation could have spared the agency the reality of what happens when hundreds of miles of electrified third rail are buried under snow ...

The LIRR gets suspended when there are 10 or more inches. So far, there is not enough snow to cause a suspension. The LIRR announced it would be operating on an enhanced weekend schedule Thursday.

After being closed for eight months, the western half of the platform has officially reopened to the public, marking a key milestone in the massive infrastructure upgrade.

LIRR passengers will be treated to a cleaner ... Eng wants workers to clear 180 miles of overgrown vegetation and install 60 snow switch covers and 14 third-rail heaters.

Snow is expected to fall through the morning ... Those passengers were about 2 and a half hours late, LIRR said. A commuter who got on the train in Ronkonkoma said the delays were too much.

LIRR trains will resume operating on a weekday schedule Wednesday beginning at 12:01 a.m. after crews clear the snow and ice from rails and switches throughout their system. Due to the extreme ...

And if Long Island gets hit with a harsh winter, it’ll be no problem for the Babylon LIRR station — the platform is getting an automated snow-melting and ice-melting system to keep it clear ...