From station cleaner to new acting LIRR president

Rob Free started as a station cleaner at the Long Island Rail Road and is now its new acting president. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo reports. Credit: Corey Sipken

Junior firefighters learn skills at Camp Fahrenheit 516
0:27

Meet 'Racing Rissy,' the 17-year-old racecar driver from LI
01:49

State lawmakers tour areas of Nassau jail used to hold ICE detainees
02:01

Food truck serving Indian momos in Hicksville
02:02

What to know about growing cannabis in your home
0:56

Celebrating Colombian Independence day on Long Island

The problems at Penn Station — and the competing proposals to fix them
02:17

Day pass: Swim, lounge and spa at Canoe Place Inn
01:55

Wineries on alert as invasive spotted lanternflies emerge on LI
0:33

7 dog-friendly places in Greenport
02:53
Top Videos
Video Player is loading.
Current Time 0:00
/
Duration 0:00
Loaded: 0%
0:00
Stream Type LIVE
Remaining Time -0:00
1x
- Chapters
- descriptions off, selected
- captions settings, opens captions settings dialog
- captions off, selected
This is a modal window.
The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.
Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.
End of dialog window.
'Everybody's coming out with a slightly different idea'

'We're thinking of them'

629 MTA workers made over $100G in overtime

'It's not fair'

'The traffic is insane'
Video Player is loading.
Current Time 0:00
/
Duration 0:00
Loaded: 0%
0:00
Stream Type LIVE
Remaining Time -0:00
1x
- Chapters
- descriptions off, selected
- captions settings, opens captions settings dialog
- captions off, selected
This is a modal window.
The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.
Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.
End of dialog window.
'He killed my daughter and two other children'

'I think it's an important thing I have to do'

'There is significant demand'

'The goal here is safety'

Discounted LIRR travel package program ends

'Just disappointing and ... sad'

'A major milestone in this generation of aircraft'