Cancelations Affecting Tues PM Rush on Babylon Line

LIRR delays and cancelations due to Sunday's continue into , affecting many lines – including Babylon, which runs through Lindenhurst – as the LIRR continues to clear and repair the East River tunnel and signals.

These peak service delays and cancelations marking and have now caused nearly a quarter of LIRR eastbound trains to be canceled for the tonight’s commute.

Of the 87 trains normally operated out of Penn Station during the PM rush, a total of 20 will be canceled and combined with other trains, according to a statement on the LIRR website.

Here’s the latest set of Babylon branch service changes posted to the LIRR website affecting Tuesday evening’s commute:

• The 4:04 p.m. train from Penn Station, due at Babylon at 5:05 p.m., is canceled. Customers will be accommodated by the 4:12 p.m. train from Penn to Massapequa Park, which will be extended to Babylon.
• The 4:34 p.m. train from Penn, due at Babylon at 5:39 p.m., is canceled. Customers will be accommodated by the 4:37 p.m. train from Penn, due at Babylon at 5:52 p.m., which will make all combined stops.
• The 4:52 p.m. train from New York, due at Babylon at 5:55 p.m., is canceled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:03 p.m. train from New York to Wantagh, which will be extended to Babylon.
• The 6:33 p.m. from Penn, due at Babylon at 7:35 p.m., is canceled. Customers will be accommodated by the 6:36 p.m. to Wantagh, which will be extended to Babylon.

In addition, these trains on the Babylon branch will also be affected:

• The 5:19 p.m. train from New York, due at Wantagh at 6:06 p.m., is canceled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:24 p.m. train from New York to Freeport, which will be extended to Wantagh.
• The 5:40 p.m. train from New York, due at Seaford at 6:30 p.m., is canceled. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:47 p.m. from New York to Freeport, which will be extended to Seaford.
• The 6:05 p.m. from Penn, due at Wantagh at 6:51 p.m., is canceled. Customers will be accommodated by the 6:10 p.m. to Freeport, which will be extended to Wantagh.

Westbound service to Penn will terminate at Jamaica starting at about 4:30 p.m. New York City Transit will be honor LIRR tickets at Jamaica for the E line and at Woodside for the Number 7 line to New York.

LIRR officials said they expect Wednesday's commute to be more of the same, with cancelations during both the morning and evening rush. Restoration of full service on Thursday is "directly dependent on the progress of Amtrak's repairs," officials said.

Among the repairs, Amtrak crews are replacing 275 damaged track ties. Once repairs are completed, testing must also be performed before the tunnel can be restored for train service, officials said.

Customers should continue to check on service before heading to train stations, said railroad officials, by monitoring the MTA website.

They can also contact the LIRR's Travel Information Center at 718-217-5477 (718-217-LIRR). Hearing impaired customers can use the free 711 relay at 718-217-5477.