Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine announced that Amtrak will be coming to Ronkonkoma in a few years. The project is in its beginning stages and will take several years to complete. Amtrak received a $500,000 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to study expanding Amtrak service to Ronkonkoma.
News 12 spoke with Amtrak 's vice president of network development, who says the project is in its beginning stages, and it will be years before there are Amtrak trains at Ronkonkoma . Amtrak is coming to Ronkonkoma in a few years, according to the Suffolk County executive. “ Amtrak is coming to Ronkonkoma . So, you’ll be able to get on an Amtrak train at Ronkonkoma ,' said Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine.
The Suffolk County executive made this surprise announcement Friday morning at a meeting of business and political leaders.In December 2023, Amtrak announced it received a $500,000 grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to study expanding Amtrak service to Ronkonkoma. The proposed corridor would extend three existing daily Northeast regional round trips between Washington D.C., and New York, east to Ronkonkoma, with stops in Jamaica and Hicksville.News 12 spoke with Amtrak's vice president of network development, who says the project is in its beginning stages, and it will be years before there are Amtrak trains at Ronkonkoma. 'For destinations like Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC,' said Nicole Bucich, vice president of Network Development for Amtrak.They run using the overhead line to power them, but Bucich says the trains would switch to diesel fuel once they get to Long Island. 'We will have to make upgrades at Ronkonkoma no question. There's probably going to be another platform and track that would be required to accommodate,' said Bucich. 'I think that it would be a great idea. For somebody that does go to Baltimore on a regular basis and not having to trek into manhattan every day, yes, wonderful,' said LIRR rider Carolyn Gordon, of Shirley.Sal Napolitano, with the Greater Ronkonkoma Civic Association, says LIRR trains already bring you to Penn Station where you can transfer to Amtrak. “These are trains in a half hour, there's six trains. Why do you need a separate train?” said Napolitano
Amtrak Ronkonkoma LIRR Suffolk County Transportation
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Respect between BYU's Sitake, Colorado's Prime for competitive Alamo Bowl few saw comingSitake and BYU (10-2, 7-2 Big 12) couldn't be happier than to face a top-25 program that tied atop the league with the Cougars with championship contenders in No. 12 Arizona State and No. 18 Iowa State.
Read more »
A cold snap is coming, but first- a few storms todaySome of which may be severe
Read more »
What's coming to Disney+ and coming and going on Hulu in JanuaryHere's a look at what's coming to the Disney+ and Hulu streaming services in January.
Read more »
Amtrak Service to Vancouver Suspended Due to LandslideA landslide near White Rock, British Columbia has forced Amtrak to temporarily suspend service between Seattle and Vancouver. Passenger service is expected to resume by Friday afternoon.
Read more »
Downed wires suspend NJ Transit, Amtrak trains at 30th Street StationDowned wires caused suspension of service from Cherry Hill, NJ to Philly on NJ Transit and Amtrak service from Philly to NYC on Sunday morning.
Read more »
Downed wires suspends select Amtrak, NJ Transit rail services in Philadelphia, New Jersey, New YorkDowned wires suspended Amtrak and New Jersey Transit services affecting Sunday morning travelers in Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York.
Read more »