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LIRR President Phil Eng gives an update on track conditions as a major winter storm pounds Long Island. 

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It's gonna cool down again in the 10 day. Let's talk about the bigger issue, which is going to be the rain tomorrow. So we do have cloudy skies all weekend, obviously a fog out there this morning too. So that's creating some visibility issues. But on Sunday, it is a steady rain for a good chunk of the day. So today is the pick out of the weekend. There'll be some peaks of sunshine this afternoon around lunch, but not much of it. Temperatures are in the mid ff maybe even upper fifties if we get enough sunshine, but I would not count on the sun. It's gonna be a possibility that we, you got a few breaks in the clouds, but most of the day is pretty cloudy. This is 5 p.m. the sun is already set and temperatures are still in the fifties. So you don't need the heavy winter jacket. Just a light jacket. Today will do dinner time is mainly dry, but after 89 o'clock, there could be some spritzes and stray showers. It's a all day full LG wash out on Sunday, light rain in the morning, check this out. Temperatures are in the fifties in the morning, that's above average for the afternoon at this point in the year. But we don't warm up on Sunday. It's gonna stay 50 all day with this very persistent, very steady and very damp rain that just sticks around until I'd say about six o'clock or so. So, if you have any brunch lunch, early dinner plans Sunday, I just don't see a lot of opportunity for dry time for you here. So we're gonna keep that in mind. Temperatures are not bad all the way through Monday. We're hanging out in the fifties. Today's high of 56 is the warmest that we've actually seen since mid November morning. Lows are in the forties, so no worries about frost. No worries about cold when you're stepping out the door. Tuesday morning, we're back down to 36. So that's kind of setting the stage for a cooler upcoming work week, 46 there, 43 on Wednesday and 42 on Thursday. It's not the coldest set we've seen, but it is definitely pretty chilly for that first night of Hanukkah. Expected to definitely feel like it is December, but we rebound a little bit next weekend with another chance for some rain. Just a little heads up on that. But the work week does look dry. Not that we want to talk about the work week on a Saturday, but that's how it's shaping up

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LIRR President Phil Eng gives an update on track conditions

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sponsor efforts across the island and joining us via zoom is L. I double R. President philipp Eng, thank you Philip for joining us. Well, thank you for this. Um tell us a little bit about what's going on with the L. I double R. Two shut down for now? That's right. As of eight a.m. This morning after we saw the forecast of yesterday, we knew that these blizzard conditions were not the type of for conducive for safe travel, whether you're driving or trying to take the trains. Um These conditions were just too challenging. We shut down at eight a.m. We continue to shut down And I work force of over 1700 strong continued to battle the storm across the whole system. And when will you determine that it's safe to let the L. I double R run again. So unfortunately the weather continues to pound the island. Um We, we continue to see snow accumulations. So when the storm does end later this evening, we'll be able to make a better assessment. Um Some of the examples we've seen during this afternoon, particularly switches, they continue to have issues, our workforce has to continue to go and clear those switches this way we can continue to run safe equipment patrol trains um and continue to clear snow. We do fully expect that we will be running resuming service on sunday tomorrow. Um and we have no concerns for monday and what is the most challenging part of running something like the L. I double R. Is it keeping those switches clear? Is it keeping crews safe? What kind of challenges do you do? You foresee right now the, as you've been reporting all day, the strong winds resulting in drifts, none in addition to the snow accumulations that also affects our visibility because of the winds and the light snow. Um, the workforce are out there, they're working around live tracks, moving trains. Um the good thing is people have heeded the advice and stayed home for the most part on the roads and obviously since we've suspended service that allows our force a chance to be able to ensure that when the system does subside and the snow stops, we can quickly as is possible clear the tracks, get everything safe and resume service for the public, you know, Phillip thankfully in a way this blizzard happened on a weekend on a saturday sunday when you know, usually there's not too many people traveling on the L I double R. Right? Yes, absolutely. And it's a great time actually. I know that everyone's been through a lot these last year and a half, but it's a great time to spend a little quiet time with families, stay home, catch up on a movie or a book or just enjoy a meal. Hopefully, yep, that sounds really good Philip. Thank you very much. We hope that you enjoy the day inside. Thank you, you stay well stay safe and

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