LIRR Port Washington Service Washes-Out in Storm

By Ishan Shah

Last Friday, Long Island experienced one of the strongest rainfalls within the last decade, causing mayhem to commuters based out of the Port Washington Line of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR).

Passenger cars with over 100 people were reported to be stranded on flooded tracks for over an hour.

The MTA reported that the trains heading both East and West from Port Washington were cancelled until early Saturday morning, with railroad and structural technicians called-in to evaluate and resolve the flooding issues.

After the flood waters receded, and the "all-clear" from the LIRR, one LIRR commuter from Bayside, Dan Sheffer, stated, “Yeah, we're in good shape, and back to work. It's the most exciting thing to happen to Bayside”.

He was an optimist compared to the many others whose commute was either delayed or canceled.

The LIRR reports that service has been fully restored, and that the causes of the flooding are being addressed so that torrential rains will not cause dangerous flooding and a suspension of service again.