LIRR train delays, cancellations end on Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma branches

The Long Island Rail Road's Port Jefferson Branch was having delays... — The Long Island Rail Road's Port Jefferson Branch was having delays on Wednesday morning. Above a train pulls into the Huntington train station. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara

By Maureen Mullarkeymaureen.mullarkey@newsday.comUpdated January 17, 2024

The Long Island Rail Road's Port Jefferson and Ronkonkoma branches are now running on or close to schedule.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Port Jefferson Branch was experiencing cancellations and service changes because of a disabled train near Cold Spring Harbor and switch trouble in Hicksville, the MTA said on its website.

And the Ronkonkoma Branch also had experienced delays due to equipment trouble, the MTA said.

“Our crews are on the scene at Hicksville troubleshooting the switch problem,” the MTA said in a statement on its website.

By Maureen Mullarkey

maureen.mullarkey@newsday.com

Maureen Mullarkey is a breaking news reporter at Newsday. She previously worked as a reporter for Patch, where she covered a range of Long Island stories on topics such as the Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy and the Babylon School District abuse scandals.

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The crossings accounted for 2,139 collisions, including 72 resulting in serious injuries or fatalities, between 2014 and 2023. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas, Steve Pfost, Kendall Rodriguez, John Conrad Williams Jr., Newsday file; Photo credit: Klenofsky family

'He never made it to the other side' The crossings accounted for 2,139 collisions, including 72 resulting in serious injuries or fatalities, between 2014 and 2023. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more.

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