Friday-only train debuts on the LIRR

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By Yaffi Spodek

Issue of Nov. 21, 2008 / 23 Cheshvan 5769

The Long Island Rail Road inaugurated a new train on Friday Nov. 14, which will continue to operate until Feb. 27, when the sun sets early, to provide additional service before sundown.

“The LIRR’s new Friday-only train to Far Rockaway is new this year and was added as a result of customer requests,” said Susan McGowan of the LIRR Public Affairs Department.

The train originates at Jamaica at 3:04 p.m. with a Penn Station connection leaving New York at 2:39 p.m. and a Brooklyn connection departing from Flatbush Avenue at 2:35 p.m.

“The train appears to be popular and had almost 400 customers using it in its first day of operation,” said LIRR spokesman Sam Zambuto.