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LIRR Reports 'Good Service' Restored on Port Jefferson Branch

Trains resumed with regularity on Monday morning.

The Long Island Rail Road's Port Jefferson branch is up and running again with "good service," according to reports on its website.

The Port Jefferson Branch has stops at Port Jefferson, Stony Brook, St. James, Smithtown, and Kings Park. The LIRR also made note that those train stations have had their lots cleared for parking.

The LIRR also said in a statement on its website: "Customers are advised to expect some delays and to build in extra travel time. The LIRR expects to run a normal PM rush schedule with no planned cancellations."

On Saturday, the LIRR had halted Port Jefferson line service at Huntington due to weather-related signal problems.

On Monday, Joe Calderone, the LIRR's vice president for customer service, said it was the accumulation of snow and the drifts brought on by the winds that presented the biggest challenge.

"We had to get men, women, and materials on the scene and clear those drifts," Calderone told Patch. "But we have the equipment to deal with that, and we were able to deploy it. ... We were pleased we were able to get service restored for today."

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RJ February 11, 2013 at 07:01 pm
who took this photo a plow driver who is supposed to be plowing
Toy February 12, 2013 at 01:33 am
I have to commend the LIRR.
They got the Port Jeff line by rush hour Monday morning. I have too many stories of their inabilities to fit. But this time they got it right. Great Job.
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Cathryn S June 18, 2013 at 09:06 pm
You are absolutely right pj. Its comparing apples to oranges. Assisted living is for the elderlyRead More that cant take care of themselves. What noise is created. They are indoors and at the age where driving may not be an option. And the facility faces Route 25A. A main corridor that has been used as a main road for over 50 years. A road that has gas stations,bars, hospitals, nursing homes, retail stores and high schools presently on it. Why not an assisted living.
P. J. Miller June 18, 2013 at 10:06 pm
Exactly. Don't see a problem having it. Many of them don't even go outdoors.
Lilly June 19, 2013 at 09:05 am
We have an assisted living center right next to our neighborhood. For the most part it is quiet,Read More there is not a lot more traffic, it even looks nice. I will take it over another strip mall, supermarket, bar any day . Like the previous poster wrote, it serves our community.
Vick w June 18, 2013 at 08:18 am
how is this allowed!!! I thought sex offenders were not allowed to live or be within a certainRead More amount of feet from a school or park or playground???? This "person" is young also, born in 1990 so he might blend in by the high school. he raped an 11 year old girl and only got 2 years in prison.
Vick w June 18, 2013 at 08:22 am
to see the pig, click or copy link belowRead More http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/SomsSUBDirectory/offenderDetails.jsp?offenderid=34309
Nick June 18, 2013 at 04:06 pm
2 years in prison!!....I think a zero should have been added to his sentence.... If I were theRead More father of the 11 year old he would not be walking around today!
knee jerk June 17, 2013 at 09:02 am
Nice. While waiting for the gates to go up, you could have viewed some of the direlect buildings inRead More town.
knee jerk June 17, 2013 at 08:58 am
Creten?
The Smithtown Avenger June 17, 2013 at 12:19 pm
I don't think the town has a say in it. That is the good old MTA.
June Kempf June 13, 2013 at 09:14 am
As past president of the Sufolk County chapter of MDA and 30 year volunteer, I would like to urgeRead More young men in the community to take the challenge and enrich your lives as well as the families of vicitms of this dread disease. You have no idea how much you will be needed and appreciated. Go for it!