Rumor? LIRR to have only 2 tunnels open to Penn during convention

cluelessbride Posted: Jul 20, 2004 12:22 PM

Rumor? LIRR to have only 2 tunnels open to Penn during convention

FH said he heard this on 1010 WINS this morning. Did anyone else hear it?

Kriss2c Posted: Jul 20, 2004 12:24 PM

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I heard that too.

SandraLynn Posted: Jul 20, 2004 12:39 PM

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How many tunnels do we have?

Kriss2c Posted: Jul 20, 2004 12:42 PM

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Just went to the MTA website... have not read it all yet, hopefully it will shed some light on things.

MTA/LIRR

don424 Posted: Jul 20, 2004 01:08 PM

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LIRR plans normal schedule, but advises commuters to consider alternatives

July 20, 2004, 12:11 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) _ The Long Island Rail Road plans to run normal service during the security-heavy Republican National Convention next month, but is also advising commuters to consider travel alternatives.

LIRR service goes into Penn Station, right next to Madison Square Garden, where the convention is being held in the last week of August. A number of streets around Penn Station will be closed during the convention, and four of the six Penn Station exits will be closed for periods of the day.

The railroad advised commuters to think of other ways to get where they needed to be, perhaps by taking trains to LIRR stops in Queens and Brooklyn and transferring to city subways there. Commuters were also advised to leave large bags at home and to buy tickets in advance.

KarenK122 Posted: Jul 20, 2004 01:08 PM

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Definatley a rumor. As of now the only things being closed will be a few exits out of Penn Station. They will randomly be searching trains though so expect delays.

I am telling our staff to think about traveling through Flatbush or Hunterspoint instead of Penn Station.

HearzBellz Posted: Jul 20, 2004 01:23 PM

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Posted by cluelessbride

FH said he heard this on 1010 WINS this morning. Did anyone else hear it?

I read it on line sometime last week......it's going to be a commuting mess

Miro127 Posted: Jul 20, 2004 01:25 PM

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i heard it, too.

cluelessbride Posted: Jul 20, 2004 02:30 PM

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Posted by Kriss2c

Just went to the MTA website... have not read it all yet, hopefully it will shed some light on things.

MTA/LIRR

Thank you for posting this link! So it snot tunnels but entrances/exits. Still sounds pretty awful

Kriss2c Posted: Jul 20, 2004 02:36 PM

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Still not sure about tunnels, but I really doubt that LIRR would publish tunnel closures on their website.

Yes, it's gonna get hairy, I'm going to try to bypass Penn altogether.... we'll see how that works.

Donna Posted: Jul 20, 2004 04:06 PM

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I had heard that out of the 8 exits to the street only 2 will be open.

Pookiesangel Posted: Jul 21, 2004 02:33 PM

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Yup, only two exits will be open, the 7th ave exit infront of MSG and the 34th st in between the watch store and kmart..off of 7th ave..

the schedules will be the same but expect some delays.. they will be stopping trains randomly.. it's gonna be a MESS!!