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Known for informing riders in his familiar voice “This is the train to…”, Van Ritshie died at the age of 80 after spending more than 50 years in the radio and voiceover business.

Officials at LIRR and MetroNorth are trying to keep service as normal as possible with the incoming heatwave NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

Police say fights broke out in the streets — and then gunfire erupted — as officers worked to clear a popular Long Island beach of more than 2,000 teens during what appeared to be a mass “Senior Cut Day” outing on Thursday. Swarms of kids from multiple schools had gathered on Long Beach for “a day of fun in the…

Police say fights broke out in the streets when officers tried to clear a busy beach of more than 2,000 teens on Long Island. Romney Smith reports.

The MTA said it will be adding additional Long Island Rail Road service for the New York Islanders home playoff games at UBS Arena Thursday and Saturday. Going to the game, the LIRR will add the Elmont-UBS Arena stop to three trains (1584, 1586, 1676) that do not normally stop there. Twenty-nine other trains are already scheduled to stop at…

NJ Transit is banning beverages — all of them, even water — throughout its system the next two Saturdays ahead of respective SantaCons in New York City and Hoboken. That means no beverages of any kind, in any type of container, open or closed, will be permitted on trains, buses or light rail vehicles on Dec. 9 and Dec. 16….

They know Santas are on their way — but there won’t be any crispy boys or boozy goodies on the MTA’s sleighs. The transit authority is preparing for what is sure to be a raucous weekend in New York City, as SantaCon returns to Manhattan on Saturday. And because of that, the MTA is banning alcohol on all Metro-North...

The “Gift of Fifth” had thousands of New Yorkers and tourists flocking to the iconic Manhattan street for some holiday shopping. News 4’s Ida Siegal reports.

It seems that after a couple of years of not riding the subway every day, some people seem to have forgotten the unspoken rules of the subway. Now that ridership is getting back to normal levels, the MTA is looking to fix that

The LIRR train is back on the tracks after it went off the rails in Queens, causing delays throughout the day. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.

Your evening commute on the LIRR might be impacted after a work train derailed hours ago. Melissa Colorado reporting.

A work train derailment in Queens triggered delays on the rails hours later and had significant impacts on the evening commutes for Long Island Rail Road riders.

Those who take Long Island Rail Road can expect new schedule changes to be implemented on Tuesday, most of which include more express trains to Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Long Island Rail Road passengers were warned about possible delays during the evening commute on Tuesday. LIRR officials announced delays, cancellations, and reduced service due to an Amtrak switch issue west of Woodside. The LIRR website was showing a number of cancellations, including the 6:05 p.m. from Penn Station to Wantagh, the 6:31 from Penn Station to Babylon and the…

News 4’s Chris Jose reports.

A LIRR train derailed causing all eight cars to go off track resulting in 13 injured passengers. Myles Miller reporting.

NBC New York’s Adam Kuperstein reports.

A Long Island Rail Road train derailed in Queens Thursday afternoon, with emergency personnel responding, according to officials.

A new audit released by the Office of the MTA Office of Inspector General found that excessive work hours for rail employees are posing a high risk to their safety. The study looked at fatigue which can cause delayed reactions and poor decision-making among workers who are not covered by Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations which limit the work hours…