LIRR Service Suspended

In case you have been actually doing what you’re supposed to be doing today (working), and haven’t had a chance to check the news, this is shaping up to be a major headache for this evening’s rush. Try to arrange an alternative way home if you regularly take the LIRR. Luckily, we have the subway – let’s all pray that holds together for the rest of today.

N.Y. / Region

City Room: Fire Cripples Long Island Rail Road Service, Affecting Evening Commute

By By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and ANDY NEWMAN

Published: August 23, 2010

The Long Island Rail Road has been stopped almost dead in its tracks since 11 a.m. due to a fire in a switching tower.