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LIRR service was temporarily suspended on several branches Monday evening due to a downed power line on the tracks, the agency said[hhmc]
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The power line came down across the tracks around 6 p.m., a spokesperson for PSEGLI said. No one was injured[hhmc]
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LIRR is providing updates about the delays on its Twitter account[hhmc]
LIRR service was temporarily suspended on several branches Monday evening due to a downed power line on the tracks, the agency said.
Service was temporarily suspended on the Ronkonkoma, Huntington/Port Jefferson and Oyster Bay branches due to a downed PSEGLI power line on the tracks west of Hicksville, the railroad said in a tweet.
Service had been restored on the Oyster Bay branch as of around 8 p.m. LIRR trains were experiencing delays of around 20 minutes on average, according the agency.
PSEGLI crews had removed the downed power lines shortly before 10 p.m., and service between Mineola and Hicksville was being restored, LIRR said.
LIRR service is temporarily suspended on the Ronkonkoma, Huntington/Port Jefferson and Oyster Bay branches due to a downed PSEGLI power line on the tracks west of Hicksville. LIRR personnel are en route to the scene.
— LIRR (@LIRR) March 25, 2019Read More – Source
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