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Service restored to LIRR Babylon branch after tarp halts trains

Full service has been restored to the Babylon branch of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Tuesday after a huge tarp halted trains. Officials say high winds caused a tarp from a water tower to come down

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Aug 15, 2006, 5:31 AM

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