Officials are instituting numerous steps to handle the crowds. LIRR President Helena Williams told riders not to take the subway to Jamaica but instead said most of them should go to Penn Station and board the train they need to get home--without making any transfers at Jamaica.
She said riders on the Far Rockaway and Hempstead lines should take the subway to Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal, however, and board those trains there.
Port Washington trains are operating close to schedule because they do not pass through the LIRR's Jamaica station.
Williams, at a press conference, warned of large crowds at Penn Station and said extra police and MTA personnel would be on hand. She said that riders would not be allowed to descend from the waiting room onto the tracks unless it was certain that the trains below would have enough space to accommodate them.
The fire occurred at 11 a.m., and apparently did not cause any injuries but is hindering trains on 10 of the railroad's 11 lines. Williams speculated that the fire might have been caused by the heavy rains yesterday, which saturated the ground and caused power cables to arc into each other.
She said riders on the Far Rockaway and Hempstead lines should take the subway to Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal, however, and board those trains there.
Port Washington trains are operating close to schedule because they do not pass through the LIRR's Jamaica station.
Williams, at a press conference, warned of large crowds at Penn Station and said extra police and MTA personnel would be on hand. She said that riders would not be allowed to descend from the waiting room onto the tracks unless it was certain that the trains below would have enough space to accommodate them.
The fire occurred at 11 a.m., and apparently did not cause any injuries but is hindering trains on 10 of the railroad's 11 lines. Williams speculated that the fire might have been caused by the heavy rains yesterday, which saturated the ground and caused power cables to arc into each other.
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