- The LIRR is both the largest commuter railroad and the oldest railroad
in America operating under its original name.
- Charted in 1834, it extends from three major New York City terminals:
Penn Station, Flatbush Avenue, and Hunterspoint Avenue through a major
transfer hub at Jamaica to the easternmost tip of Long Island.
- Traditionally serving a Manhattan-bound market, the LIRR has undertaken
extensive efforts to augment its reverse-commute and off-peak service
to meet the needs of businesses in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
- The railroad is modernizing its entire diesel fleet, with 23 new locomotives,
134 bi-level coaches replacing 50s era equipment, and 23 dual-mode locomotives
that operate in both diesel and electrified territory, enabling customers
to travel between Long Island and Manhattan without changing trains.
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