Archive for the 'LIRR' Category

The fare hike was one thing, but beer prices too?!

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

At Yankee Stadium, 24 ounces of Heineken will run you about $12.50. At the corner bodega, a six-pack of Heineken can be yours for around $8-$10. And on the Long Island Rail Road, that same beer will cost a measly $2.50. For now.
But bad news awaits those commuters who enjoy a relaxing beverage on […]

MTA set to fix that pesky armrest problem

Sunday, June 17th, 2007

Is that an armrest in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? (Photo by Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times)
Rest easy, commuters. Your pants are safe from the terror that are the armrests on commuter rail trains. The MTA has heard your cries, and they will fix the problem of the pants-eating […]

Alcohol task force wants commuters to have a drink on them

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

I’ve got some good news for you commuters that can’t stomach the thought of a sober ride home. The task force convened to examine the MTA’s alcohol policy has returned a verdict: You can keep on drinkin’ on Metro-North and LIRR trains.
The MTA issued a press release just a few hours ago detailing the […]

If you see an armrest, say something

Wednesday, December 6th, 2006

Today’s ridiculous MTA story comes to us courtesy of The New York Times. Armrests on LIRR’s and Metro-North’s M7 lines are destroying people’s pants!
Any way you cut it, $102,009.17 buys an awful lot of pants.
That is how much the Long Island Rail Road and the Metro-North Railroad have paid over the last four years to […]