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MTA Long Island Rail Road
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The official Bluesky page of the MTA Long Island Rail Road.

Purchase tickets, plan your trip, and chat with us: http://new.mta.info/traintime

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Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!

We'll be running additional trains to and from Manhattan before and after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Check TrainTime for schedules over the Thanksgiving holiday, or view details below:

https://www.mta.info/article/mta-service-thanksgiving-2025
An illustration of an LIRR diesel train running along the tracks on top of a basket containing an apple, pumpkin, and leaves. The text reads: "Happy Thanksgiving from the Long Island Rail Road."
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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All aboard our first ever Holiday Lights Train!

This festive train, covered in holiday lights and special holiday themed messages, will run from Friday, November 28 and operate through New Year’s across our system.
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Need a ride to the airport? The LIRR can bring you there!

For JFK Airport, take the railroad to Jamaica, then board the JFK AirTrain.

For LaGuardia Airport, take the railroad to Woodside, then transfer to the free Q70-SBS LaGuardia Link.
An LIRR train pulling into Jamaica station on a sunny day, as people are standing at the platform.
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Our MP54 locomotives ran for most of the 20th century, from 1908 to 1972—here's one at our Morris Park facility in the 1950s.

#ThrowbackThursday
An MP54 locomotive running along the tracks during the daytime, with a view of cars running along the highway in the background.
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Traveling with luggage?

Please be mindful of keeping your personal items off the seats and away from the train doors and aisles in order to ensure a smooth commute. Instead, bags can be stowed in the overhead racks or on the floor.
The interior of an LIRR train, with people seated and suitcases and bike stored overhead.
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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When approaching a grade crossing, always wait until the gates are fully raised and the lights are no longer flashing before proceeding.

Trains travel at high speeds and may approach suddenly from either direction. Stay alert and stay safe!

#LIRRSafetyTip
An LIRR diesel train at a grade crossing with its gates raised on a sunny day.
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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We’ve got several Meet Your Manager events coming up around the Port Washington Branch:

🚉 Plandome: November 19, 4:30–6 PM
🚉 Auburndale: November 24, 7–8:30 AM
🚉 Little Neck: December 1, 7–8:30 AM
🚉 Broadway: December 5, 7–8:30 AM

Come give us your feedback and make your voice heard!
An LIRR train pulling away from Broadway station on a cloudy day.
November 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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For Escalator Safety Week last week, our teams stations throughout our system to chat with customers about best safety practices when riding escalators.

Learn more about our safety programs:
https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/tracks
Two LIRR employees wearing safety vests and hats, holding up brochures, standing in a train station in the evening. An LIRR employee wearing a safety vest and beanie, handing a person a brochure in front of a station convenience store. Two LIRR employees wearing safety vests, handing brochures to customers walking past in Grand Central Madison. An LIRR employee wearing a safety vest handing brochures to customers walking past in the LIRR Concourse in Penn Station.
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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We've completed upgrades at St. Albans Station to make it fully accessible!

The station now features a new street-to-platform elevator, new communication and security systems, and parking lot accessibility improvements.
A group of LIRR employees and leadership, standing in front of St. Albans station. A group of LIRR employees wearing hard hats and safety vests and jackets, standing in front of St. Albans station. The newly completed elevator at St. Albans station. A view from below of St. Albans station on a cloudy day.
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Our team is making accessibility upgrades to Hollis and over Halloweekend, we installed a new tunnel as a first step towards extending the length platforms.

After cutting power on the third rail, they unbolted the tracks and moved them away, demolishing the retaining wall at 99th Avenue.
A crew of LIRR employees wearing hard helmets and safety vests installing a tunnel in the evening using a crane. An overhead shot of LIRR employees wearing hard hats and safety helmets installing a tunnel at sunset, using a crane looming above them. The mass excavation site during the daytime, with LIRR employees wearing hard hats and helmets standing around a crane, adjacent to houses.
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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A look back at Valley Stream in 1904, and flash forward to now.

#ThrowbackThursday
A vintage, sepia photograph of Valley Stream station in 1904, featuring the station house, people waiting in front of it, and an LIRR train behind it. A modern-day photograph of Valley Stream station, featuring the station house and the platform overhead. Three taxis are lined up outside the station on a cloudy day.
November 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Haste makes waste!

Please wait for others to exit the train before you board.

Your cooperation ensures a smoother ride for everyone—thank you.

#LIRRSafetyTip

📸: valleytower_railfan (IG)
An LIRR M7 train pulling into Jamaica station during the daytime, its lights flashing, as people are standing and waiting on the platform.
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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We've got more Meet Your Manager events coming your way at the following stations:

🚉 Wyandanch: November 12, 7–8:30 AM
🚉 Locust Valley: November 20, 6:30–8:30 AM
🚉 Cold Spring Harbor: November 25, 6:30–8:30 AM

Bring your comments and suggestions for the LIRR—see you there!
Wyandanch station in the evening, the station lights on.
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Whether you're going up or down, always keep safety top of mind when riding an escalator.

Escalator Safety Week starts today and our teams will be at various stations across our system to talk with customers and share information on best safety practices.
An LIRR employee wearing a safety vesting handing a brochure to a customer at a station. An LIRR employee wearing a safety vesting handing a brochure to a customer at a station as they go up the escalator.
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Mineola in 1880 and now—a lot has changed!

#ThrowbackThursday
A black-and-white photo of the bridge at Mineola station, with white text on bottom that reads, "Mineola Boulevard (2nd Avenue) Bridge - Circa 1880." People waiting on the platform at Mineola station on a cloudy day as an LIRR train pulls in.
November 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Watch the gap!

Stay safe by standing behind the yellow line until your train arrives.

#LIRRSafetyTip
An LIRR M9 train stationed at Lynbrook station on a sunny day.
November 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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There will be major service changes on November 8 and 9 on the Port Jefferson / Huntington and Ronkonkoma Branches.
An LIRR diesel train running along the tracks amid fall foliage on a sunny day.
November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Our fall Customers Count survey closes on November 2!

Whether you're an everyday commuter or an occasional rider, your feedback will help us improve service!

Take the survey: https://www.mta.info/survey-social
People riding an LIRR train with luggage in the overhead racks.
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Autumn is in full swing, and leaves are falling from the trees—which can be a hassle on the tracks!

When trains run over fallen leaves, they leave a slippery coating on the rail that causes train wheels to slide.

Learn more:
www.mta.info/guides/weath...
An LIRR train running along the tracks amid greenery and homes in Locust Valley.
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Creepin' it real with the crew at the Oyster Bay Yard, circa 1983.

#ThrowbackThursday

📸: Jay Bendersky
Three LIRR trains in the Oyster Bay Yard in the evening.
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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If you drop something on the tracks, don't fret and try to retrieve it yourself.

Notify an employee, use a station Help Point Intercom, or call 511 so that our team can further assist you. We'll get your belongings back to you safely.

#LIRRSafetyTip

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An LIRR M9 train pulling into Auburndale station on a sunny day.
October 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Let us know how we're doing, so we can make your LIRR experience better ⚡

Take the MTA Customers Count survey:
mta.info/surveysocial
People waiting on the Mineola platform in the morning, as an LIRR M9 train pulls into the station.
October 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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All aboard from Stony Brook! Here's a look at the station in 1912, long before the arrival of the university.

#ThrowbackThursday
A black and white photograph of Stony Brook Station in 1912, with people waiting on the platform with horse carriages in front of the station house.
October 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Always stay alert when you're at or near a train station.

Non-passenger and express trains—both of which are not listed on schedules—may pass through the station. Exercise caution!

#LIRRSafetyTip

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An LIRR non-passenger train pulling into a train station on a sunny day.
October 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Bringing your bike or scooter aboard the LIRR?

Please take a look at our policies to ensure a smoother ride for everyone:
www.mta.info/guides/bikes...
A person waiting with their bike at the Jamaica station platform as two LIRR trains pull in.
October 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM