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Fire at Penn Station

june262004 Posted:

Fire at Penn Station

Kelly9904 Posted:

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Are you kidding me? I was just getting ready to leave work!!!!
HOpe its not too bad!!!

Good luck to all my fellow LIRR commuters!
june262004 Posted:

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I just heard it on the news.
EriBerry Posted:

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is the LIRR closed??

Marcela1654 Posted:

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Do you know exactly what happened?

Stacey1403 Posted:

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Marcela1654 Posted:

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So the fire is at Ronkokoma and not Penn Station?? Or are there 2 different fires?

june262004 Posted:

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Stacey I just heard this on ch. 2 and they had fire trucks at the entrance to penn. That article says ronkonkoma and it is also dated Jan 28?

Stacey1403 Posted:

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Don't now if this is the same story though
Stacey1403 Posted:

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Posted by june262004

Stacey I just heard this on ch. 2 and they had fire trucks at the entrance to penn. That article says ronkonkoma and it is also dated Jan 28?



Whoops
june262004 Posted:

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LOL. I read the whole article came back here to write about it and I was like wait that was dated Jan 28. LOL

Marcela1654 Posted:

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Posted by june262004

LOL. I read the whole article came back here to write about it and I was like wait that was dated Jan 28. LOL



LOL! I didn't even notice it said Jan 28
shamma Posted:

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so there is no fire??

june262004 Posted:

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No there is a fire at penn station thats all they said on channel 2 and they said 1 reported injury.

EriBerry Posted:

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how much of a delay?

june262004 Posted:

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20 - 30 mins delay leaving penn.

Miro127 Posted:

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MTA Long Island Rail Road
Service Alert
Wednesday, February 4, 2004 5:45 PM

Due to a smoke condition in one of the East River tunnels, the LIRR anticipates 20-to-30 minute delays on trains leaving Penn Station. There will also be some eastbound trains out of Penn Station canceled and combined.


eta the link

http://mta.info/alert/alertlirr.htm
june262004 Posted:

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It was a track fire in a tunnel going to queens.

Miro127 Posted:

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it's a good thing my DH went out after work today!

MTA Long Island Rail Road
Service Alert
Wednesday, February 4, 2004 6:45 PM

Due to a smoke condition in one of the East River tunnels, the LIRR is experiencing 20-to-30 minute delays on trains leaving Penn Station; and 10-15 minute delays on trains operating into Penn Station. There will also be some eastbound trains out of Penn Station canceled and combined.

The canceled/combined trains are:

Babylon Branch:
The 5:40 PM train from Penn Station to Seaford is canceled. Customers can take the 5:47 PM train from Penn Station making stops at Rockville Centre then all stops to Seaford.

The 6:05 PM train from Penn Station to Wantagh is canceled. Customers can take the 6:10 PM train from Penn Station stopping at Rockville Centre then all stops to Wantagh.

The 6:33 PM train from Penn Station to Babylon is canceled. Customers can take the 6:36 PM train from Penn Station making stops at Rockville Centre then all stops to Babylon.

Port Washington Branch:
The 5:50 PM train from Penn Station to Great Neck is canceled. Customers can take the 5:56 PM train from Penn Station making all stops to Great Neck.

The 6:14 PM train from Penn Station to Great Neck is canceled. Customers can take the 6:24 PM train from Penn Station making stops to Port Washington.

The 6:42 PM train from Penn Station to Great Neck is canceled. Customers can take the 6:59 PM train from Penn Station to Port Washington which will make all stops to Port Washington.

The 7:14 PM train from Penn Station to Great Neck is canceled. Customers can take the 7:27 PM train from Penn Station to Port Washington which will make all stops to Port Washington.

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