Nobody Said This Was Going to Be Easy: Serving a Quarter-Million Impatient Commuters May Be a 'Can't Win': LIRR Does it Anyway

This article describes in detail the Long Island Railroad (LIRR), which serves 262,00 passengers daily on its 324-mile system. From the strategies of Wall Street workers who position themselves at Penn Station in order to race to the correct track and claim a seat, to the railroad's 6,300 workers who complain about the red tape that tangles up the management of the system, this article explains the railroad's strengths and weaknesses. It includes the financing of the railroad, its replacement of diesel-powered trains, too small passenger seats, diminishing service to the far east end of Long Island, and the problems of Penn Station.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/6163876
• Authors:
  • Greenstein, Joe
• Publication Date: 2006-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Maps; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 44-55
• Serial:
  • Trains
  • Volume: 66
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0041-0934
  • Serial URL: http://trainsmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Customer service; History; Locomotives; Passenger trains; Railroad commuter service; Schedules; Suburbs
• Geographic Terms: Long Island (New York)
• Subject Areas: History; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01018560
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 2 2006 9:33AM