Those pesky idling LIRR trains: has change finally come for LIC?

This is good news, and they should keep working the issue. To all the naysayers who said absolutely nothing could be done, what do you say now? Many of the suggestions were actually put in place including shutting the trains down and moving them further up the track.

No. 1 is right. The MTA needs to go a few steps further by installing other noise attenuation measures and addressing air quality pollution as well. Like many other industrial uses in LIC, they’ve exploited their residential neighbors and ignored their complaints for far too long.

One more thing, as a long-term resident who has written several times to the LIRR in years past, I am deeply gratified for the support of many of my new neighbors in getting the noise issue addressed. It shows me that when the older and newer residents work together, we’re capable of building a better neighborhood. I hope we can continue.

The should plant tall shurbs around the perimiter of the track to serve as a noise barrier. There are plenty of simple and logical steps that cost very little that can be implemented.

Is #6 a broker for another condo in the area?

I’m sure there are some very effective noise mitigation techniques that are used on rail lines around the globe. Why am I not surprised that the MTA hasn’t invested in them and shows little interest in ever doing so?

Hmm the south end of the track – maybe that’s why I am hearing the trains more now since that is closer to my building in LIC. Anyway, I like # 4s suggestion to check with other towns and how they dealt with the problem. Montauk – the end of south fork line of the LIRR had a noise problem too. A local group petitioned the LIRR to shut the trains down as the idling noise was a big problem. The group collected signatures of people leaving the train on Friday night. Maybe you could see if Bricktown would allow a petition to be placed near the register to collect signatures. The petition worked in Montauk and I am sure it can also work in LIC.

Should be interesting when HPS development is complete and the tracks are surrounded by even more residential buildings and more people are complaining.
What do trains do in Penn Station and Grand Central? Is it possible to cover them?

What are the planned completion/move in dates for the first phases of the development?

I think the double decker trains are both diesel and electric and some do go into penn. I believe they have dual fuel/engine systems since some parts of LI do not have a 3rd rail for electric. But you are on to something here – can/is HP rail yard electrified and can using electrictiy to run the train dampen the noise? I think the only way to stop the noise it to make some people noise – any takers?

They continue to use diesel becasue the lines that are at ground level out east are not electric beacause of flood zones. That is probably why the lines in LIC are diesel, as LIC is one big flood zone. The diesel engines cannot go into penn staion only the electric and the double decker cars are too tall to go into the tunnel to penn.

I just bought a house at the end of the runway at JFK. The noise and vibration are killing me! Can you guys help me shut down the airport?

ricky and don- bitter much?

Here is the link of on line peptition, if you believe in we can make a better in LIC , we should work together. Please feel free to sign in the peptiton and tell your friends to help us too! Thanks!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/idlenomore/

boo-effing-hoo.

Choose to live across from railroad tracks then complain about the trains? The developers should be petitioned and harassed, not the LIRR.

Vegetative barrier?!?! It would be great if the railroads cleaned up and planted their property and rights of way for aesthetic reasons because the railroad corridor is disgraceful dump site in many areas. The last time I looked these rights of ways were narrow. This was NYC, where every square inch of land is owned by someone and communities are living on top of the rail corridor. So a Greenstreets project paid for by taxpayers is no substitute — to reduce noise and threats to public health — for the railroads’ upgrading their aging equipment and taking community costs into account. Necessary upgrades including installing anti-idling techology and repowering to reduce idling times and harmful diesel emissions. They also must adjust schedules to reduce community hazards and burdens like noise and bad air quality. as LIRR response to homeowners in LI City shows, they absolutely have the responsibility and power to do this!