If all goes according to the MTA's newest plan, today should be the last day of chaos for commuters on the Long Island Rail Road. JohnBDias reports.
The new plan is supposed to help out those traveling to Brooklyn. Many commuters, however, are not holding their breath.
At Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal, crowds of angry commuters have never been so happy it's Friday. They're still reeling from schedule changes. "It has been terrible. I already wrote my comment card to the LIRR," commuter Sandy del Valle said. All week, these commuters have had to take a new route to and from work after the Long Island Rail Road changed much of its service to accommodate its new station on Manhattan's East Side - Grand Central Madison.
The new changes have now eliminated most direct trains to Atlantic Terminal, making them shuttle trains, and forcing commuters to transfer at Jamaica. "It's a nightmare, because we never had to transfer trains at Jamaica before," commuter Gail Johnson said. "It's not just an easy up and around. You're going from track two to track 12," said commuter Jessica Tagliarino.
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