12 The Port Washington Times, Friday, May 18, 2018
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Weekend Port Washington Branch train service reduced to hourly May 19–20 Testing of new Positive Train Control technology – a train protection system designed to automatically stop a train before certain accidents occur – will affect Long Island Rail Road train service between Penn Station and Port Washington over the weekend of May 19–20. If you are planning to travel on this weekend, please make note of the following: • Service will be reduced from half-hourly to hourly on the Port Washington Branch for 48 hours for Positive Train Control testing. • LIRR will resume half-hourly service before, during and after the New York Mets games to accommodate customers traveling to/from Mets-Willets Point. See Special Weekend Timetables dated May 19–20, call 718-217-LIRR (718-217-5477), or visit mta.info/lirr for details.
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