Long Island Rail Road Archives – QNS

Van Ritshie, voice of the LIRR and Metro-North

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Van Ritshie, voice of LIRR and Metro-North announcements, dies at 80

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People

New leadership at New York and Atlantic Railway following presidential transition

By Czarinna Andres

Memorial Day weekend getaway at Penn Station

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Memorial Day weekend: Here’s a rundown of subway service changes to expect, and how to get to the beach

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Queens man fatally struck by LIRR train

MTA LIRR trains at Mets-Willets Point station

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Ask the MTA | U.S. Open service, ADA improvements and student MetroCards

Mr. and Mrs. Met at the Mets-Willets Point LIRR station

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Let’s go Mets-Willets Point! LIRR bringing 24/7 service to station serving Citi Field and U.S. Open’s home

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MTA adds more LIRR trains in Brooklyn, retools schedule amid chaotic rollout

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Elmhurst

Queens lawmakers urge MTA to reopen Elmhurst Long Island Rail Road station

By Carlotta Mohamed

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A high-speed ‘Train to the Plane’ that almost ran through Forest Park: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

By The Old Timer

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Laurelton

MTA announces accessibility upgrades at three southeast Queens LIRR stations

By Bill Parry

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Too far: This one LIRR station in Queens didn’t get MTA’s $5 CityTicket promotion

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MTA to suspend Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North service due to oncoming snowstorm

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Op-ed | How the LIRR combats an astonishingly annoying problem: Fallen leaves

Commuters leave a Long Island Railroad train at Pennsylvania Station in New York

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Investigators find eight LIRR conductors disappeared train tickets

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Laurelton

Laurelton Farmers Market launches second season of bringing fresh produce to southeast Queens

By Carlotta Mohamed

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Opinion

Op-Ed: LIRR essential workers begin to receive vaccines

By Op-Ed

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Op-ed: Long Island Rail Road desperately needs federal support

By Op-Ed

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Op-Ed: Moving the LIRR ‘Forward’ during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Op-Ed

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Health

MTA reduces weekday train, bus service to Saturday levels after ridership takes plunge in pandemic

By Mark Hallum

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Long Island Rail Road employee infected with COVID-19: MTA

By Mark Hallum

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One Metro New York tap-based fare payment system begins to slowly replace MetroCard

By Mark Hallum

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Nearly $1.2 million lighting upgrade for Jamaica Station is now complete

By Bill Parry

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Study of old Rockaway rail line’s revival back on track

By QNS Special

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Forest Hills mural honors work and legacy of former resident Helen Keller

By Emily Davenport

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New York Family

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