Appendix E: Response to Comments
APPENDIX E: RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
LIRR initially released the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Mid-Suffolk Yard/Ronkonkoma
Yard Expansion Project for public comment by posting it on the MTA LIRR website on July 29, 2015.
Letters announcing the EA’s availability on the website were sent to interested and involved agencies
identified in the SEQRA process, as well as residents living near the proposed yard site. Advertisements
were also placed in newspapers serving the Ronkonkoma area informing readers that the Draft EA was
available for review. Letters and advertisements noted that the comment period for the Project would
continue through September 4, 2015 (a period of 38 days).
This Appendix identifies and responds to the comments received during the comment period discussed
above. It includes a matrix showing the comments received and a response to each comment. After the
matrix, copies of each of the comments are included. Preliminary draft service schedules for
Ronkonkoma Branch stations are also included at the end of the Appendix in response to one of the
comments.
Comment received:
1
Steven Bellone
Suffolk County Executive
2
Lorraine Weiss
New York State Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
3
Joseph Jimmy
Resident
4
Patrick O’Hara
Resident
5
Frank Gscheidle
Resident
LIRR Mid‐Suffolk Yard/Ronkonkoma Yard Expansion ‐ Environmental Assessment
Response to Comments
Comment From
Comment Comment
Number
Response
Steven Bellone
County of Suffolk
Office of the County Executive
1
Having considered the EA in detail, the County supports the Mid‐ Comment noted.
Suffolk Yard/Ronkonkoma Yard Expansion Project and the local and regional benefits it would bring.
Lorraine Weiss
NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
2
This is to let you know about a change in procedure. The NYS Notice of Draft EA availability was submitted electronically and Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Properties is now using an the Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Properties confirmed all‐online system. Please submit all requests for comments via that their review is complete.
the online format.
Joseph Jimmy
3
Break out the "Westbound AM Peak Period Train Schedule" for See tables included at the end of Appendix E. the Ronkonkoma Branch and its stations into simple and easily understood tables, as was done for the Port Washington Branch.
Patrick O'Hara
4
When the LIRR was evaluating the potential benefits of the Mid‐
Suffolk Electric Yard project, did the Railroad assume that the Third Main Line Track project would be completed? If the Third Main Line Track is not constructed, how much benefit would building a larger yard in Ronkonkoma bring for rush hour service, if the stretch of the Main Line from Hicksville to Queens Village is the limiting factor? Would the LIRR reduce service elsewhere (i.e. reduce Port Jefferson Branch and reverse‐peak Main Line service) in order to run more peak‐direction trains from the new yard?
No, as part of the Mid‐Suffolk Yard environmental review, LIRR did not assume completion of the Main Line Third Track. The benefit of the expanded yard without the Main Line Third Track project is that additional AM and PM Peak trains can be stored in the expanded yard, thus allowing for additional AM and PM Peak service. The Main Line Third Track between Hicksville and Queens Village is not, by itself, a limiting factor to running more peak direction trains. The Main Line Third Track would provide greater network service flexibility and ability to recover from incidents more quickly, as well as increased reverse peak service opportunities. Frank Gscheidle
5
The map that you have published on your website is mis‐
oriented. The map as published gives the impression that the expansion will be south of the tracks rather than north. Please revise the map.
The MSY expansion area is correctly depicted on the map as being to the south of the Main Line tracks. APPENDIX E: RESPONSE TO COMMENTS COUNTY OF SUFFOLK
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE
Steven Bellone
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
September 4, 2015
Hector Garcia
Mid-Suffolk Yard Project
MTA Long Island Rail Road, MC 1131
Jamaica Station Building
Jamaica, NY 11435
Dear Mr. Garcia,
Thank you for notifying Suffolk County (the County) that the Mid-Suffolk Yard (MSY)/Ronkonkoma Yard Expansion
Environmental Assessment (EA) is available for public review and comment. After reviewing the EA, the County notes
that the Yard would be expanded to the south of the existing Ronkonkoma Yard, away from residential properties. The
document demonstrates that the Project would not result in any significant adverse environmental impacts to community
character, noise or vibration, traffic, or other environmental categories.
The EA states that the MSY project is proposed by LIRR to support the full implementation of LIRR’s future East Side
Access service to a new terminal facility on Manhattan’s East Side, under the present Grand Central Terminal. Additional
train storage at the MSY would serve an expanded electric fleet and facilitate the provision of frequent AM and PM peak
service along the Ronkonkoma Branch to both Manhattan terminals. Having considered the EA in detail, the County
supports the Mid-Suffolk Yard/Ronkonkoma Yard Expansion Project and the local and regional benefits it would bring.
Sincerely,
Steven Bellone
Suffolk County Executive
LOCATION:
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100 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY
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HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788-0099
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From: Weiss, Lorraine (PARKS) [mailto:Lorraine.Weiss@parks.ny.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 12:37 PM
To: Garcia, Hector
Subject: New Online Process SHPO Project Consultation
Dear Mr. Garcia:
I received a notice for the MTA Draft EA for the Ronkonkoma Yard Expansion Project. I believe that
we have already signed off on the project, but I wanted to let you know about a change in
procedure. We are now using an all-online system, CRIS, to process project reviews. I’ve attached
a handout or you can simply go to our website -- www.nysparks.com/shpo/online-tools/. You will find
a link to the system and a link to a tutorial. I would appreciate it if you could share this information
with others in your office.
While you can submit projects as a guest, registering will save time in the future if you are going to be
working with the system on a long term basis. Several tips:
 Please include contact information for anyone who should receive our communication about
findings, and that includes staff at any permitting or funding agency. For SEQRA submissions,
is important to include a contact for the municipality.
 Our GIS-based system can only accept one location. For a project with several locations,
select one for the map and include the others in the project title or description.
 Please always provide a description of the project. When uploading materials, be sure to wait
until Step 5 to submit your project documents such as a scope of work and maps.
 Under the Built Resources section, place the photos for any buildings. Do not place any
scopes of work or maps in this section, but wait until Step 5. When uploading photos and
materials for buildings, include any outbuildings or related structures under the same
resource. Do not create a separate built resource entry for garages, sheds, walls. etc.
Let me know if you have any questions. If you need assistance using CRIS, contact Matthew
Shepherd at our help desk at CRISHelp@parks.ny.gov.
Regards,
Lorraine Weiss
Lorraine E. Weiss
Historic Preservation Planner
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New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
P. O. Box 189, Peebles Island, Waterford, NY 12188
lorraine.weiss@parks.ny.gov 518-268-2129
www.nysparks.com/shpo
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Again, as this information is currently being provided, albeit in a form not easily discernible by
the average customer (see page 43 of the
Appendix: http://web.mta.info/lirr/midsuffolkyard/images/Ronkonkoma_Yard_Expansion_0715
Appendices.pdf Trains numbered 20XX going to Penn Station and Trains numbered 19XX
going to Grand Central Terminal), it should be well within the capability of the drafters who are
completing the Final Environmental Assessment or the LIRR staff who maintain the Mid-Suffolk
Yard Project web page to break out this information accordingly and create simple tables that
can be clearly understood by the current and future customers of the Ronkonkoma Branch, who
are just as deserving of this information in a digestible format as the Great Neck station
customers of the Port Washington Branch.
The Ronkonkoma Branch customers currently endure maximum 12 car length trains containing
on average the highest number of passengers per train of all LIRR Branches (see the LIRR 2012
Ridership Book pages 10 and 12: http://transitdocs.com/files/data/lirr/2012RidershipBook.pdf)
and with the politically insurmountable bottleneck and lack of additional capacity west of
Hicksville through Queens Interlocking this situation will not change even with the increase in
yard capacity afforded by the Mid-Suffolk Yard Project or the completed Main Line Double
Track Project which combined will only allow for a singular additional Peak Direction train (see
LIRR President Nowakowski's comments during the MTA Board - Metro-North/LIRR
Committee Meeting - 4/27/2015 at 1:20:15 https://youtu.be/h51X2ZI556w?t=1h20m15s).
I humbly ask that you please afford the same courtesy to the customers of the Ronkonkoma
Branch and please do provide these simple tables in either the Final Environmental Assessment
or on the Mid-Suffolk Yard Project web page, as we are no less deserving of this information.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
Regards,
Joseph
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From: Patrick O'Hara [mailto:c3pohara@outlook.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 1:06 PM
To: Garcia, Hector
Subject: LIRR Mid-Suffolk Electric Yard Question
Mr. Garcia,
I had a question about the LIRR’s Mid-Suffolk Electric Yard project, and saw that you were listed as the contact
for the project on the railroad’s website. I was wondering, when the LIRR was evaluating the potential benefits
of the Mid-Suffolk Electric Yard project, did the railroad assume that the Third Main Line Track project would be
completed?
If the Third Main Line Track is not constructed, how much benefit would building a larger yard in Ronkonkoma
bring for rush hour service, if the stretch of the Main Line from Hicksville to Queens Village is the limiting
factor? Would the LIRR reduce service elsewhere (i.e. reduce Port Jefferson Branch and reverse-peak Main
Line service) in order to run more peak-direction trains from the new yard?
Thanks in advance for any information you could lend,
Patrick O’Hara
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From: DOLLHOUSE JUNCTION/WRONG ISLAND RR [mailto:wrongisland@optimum.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 11:03 AM
To: Garcia, Hector
Subject: Mid Suffolk Yard Expansion Map
Dear Sir,
The map that you have published on you website is completely mis‐oriented. The lower part of the map should be south of the railroad tracks and the right side of the map should be the west side of the map. The map as published gives the impression that the expansion will be south of the tracks rather than north. It is very confusing since every map that I have seen, north is always on the top. Please revise your map so that the general public can have a better understanding of the project.
Thank you,
Frank Gscheidle
1
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APPENDIX E: RESPONSE TO COMMENTS
Mid‐Suffolk Yard Environmental Assessment
SAMPLE Opening Day Schedule Comparison for Environmental Analysis
Ronkonkoma Station AM Peak Westbound Service
# Trains
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Existing AM Peak Service Destination
(Departure Time)
4:58 AM
Penn Station
5:29 AM
Penn Station
5:42 AM
Penn Station
6:08 AM
Penn Station
6:24 AM
Penn Station
6:39 AM
Penn Station
6:56 AM
Atlantic Terminal
7:04 AM
Penn Station
7:19 AM
Penn Station
7:32 AM
Penn Station
7:40 AM
Atlantic Terminal
7:57 AM
Penn Station
8:31 AM
Penn Station
SAMPLE AM Peak ESA Service Plan
(Departure Time) 4:41 AM
5:15 AM
5:24 AM
5:43 AM
5:54 AM
6:52 AM
7:08 AM
7:24 AM
7:38 AM
7:55 AM
8:09 AM
8:29 AM
8:39 AM
8:42 AM
9:13 AM
8:41 AM
Destination
# Trains
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
East Side Access is presently scheduled to open in December 2022. Train information and schedule time shown above are subject to change. Westbound AM Peak Period Existing Level of Service
Departure
SAMPLE ESA Level of Service
Destination
# of Trains
Destination
# of Trains
4 AM ‐ 5 AM
Penn Station
1
Grand Central Terminal
1
5 AM ‐ 6 AM
Penn Station
2
Penn Station
Atlantic Terminal
Penn Station
Atlantic Terminal
3
1
4
1
Penn Station
1
Total:
13
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Total:
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
16
6 AM ‐ 7 AM
7 AM ‐ 8 AM
8 AM ‐ 9 AM
% Increase Trains to Manhattan
0%
100%
33%
0%
200%
23%
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Mid‐Suffolk Yard Environmental Assessment
SAMPLE Opening Day Schedule Comparison for Environmental Analysis
Central Islip Station AM Peak Westbound Service
# Trains
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Existing AM Peak Service Destination
(Departure Time)
5:05 AM
Penn Station
5:35 AM
Penn Station
5:49 AM
Penn Station
6:14 AM
Penn Station
6:46 AM
Penn Station
6:54 AM
Penn Station
7:03 AM
Atlantic Terminal
7:26 AM
Penn Station
7:38 AM
Penn Station
7:47 AM
Atlantic Terminal
8:03 AM
Penn Station
8:37 AM
Penn Station
SAMPLE AM Peak ESA Service Plan
(Departure Time) 4:48 AM
5:22 AM
5:31 AM
5:50 AM
6:01 AM
6:52 AM
7:08 AM
7:24 AM
7:38 AM
7:55 AM
8:09 AM
8:29 AM
8:39 AM
8:42 AM
9:13 AM
8:48 AM
Destination
# Trains
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
East Side Access is presently scheduled to open in December 2022. Train information and schedule time shown above are subject to change. Westbound AM Peak Period Existing Level of Service
Departure
SAMPLE ESA Level of Service
Destination
# of Trains
Destination
# of Trains
4 AM ‐ 5 AM
Penn Station
0
Grand Central Terminal
1
5 AM ‐ 6 AM
Penn Station
3
6 AM ‐ 7 AM
Penn Station
3
7 AM ‐ 8 AM
Penn Station
Atlantic Terminal
2
2
8 AM ‐ 9 AM
Penn Station
2
Total:
12
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Total:
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
16
% Increase Trains to Manhattan
100%
0%
33%
150%
50%
33%
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Mid‐Suffolk Yard Environmental Assessment
SAMPLE Opening Day Schedule Comparison for Environmental Analysis
Brentwood Station AM Peak Westbound Service
# Trains
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Existing AM Peak Service Destination
(Departure Time)
5:09 AM
Penn Station
5:39 AM
Penn Station
5:53 AM
Penn Station
6:18 AM
Penn Station
6:50 AM
Penn Station
6:58 AM
Penn Station
7:06 AM
Atlantic Terminal
7:30 AM
Penn Station
7:42 AM
Penn Station
7:51 AM
Atlantic Terminal
8:07 AM
Penn Station
8:41 AM
Penn Station
SAMPLE AM Peak ESA Service Plan
(Departure Time) 4:52 AM
5:26 AM
5:29 AM
5:35 AM
5:54 AM
6:52 AM
7:08 AM
7:24 AM
7:38 AM
7:55 AM
8:09 AM
8:29 AM
8:39 AM
8:42 AM
9:13 AM
7:48 AM
7:57 AM
8:18 AM
8:21 AM
8:52 AM
Destination
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Penn Station
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
# Trains
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
East Side Access is presently scheduled to open in December 2022. Train information and schedule time shown above are subject to change. Westbound AM Peak Period Departure
Existing Level of Service
SAMPLE ESA Level of Service
Destination
# of Trains
Destination
# of Trains
4 AM ‐ 5 AM
Penn Station
0
5 AM ‐ 6 AM
Penn Station
3
6 AM ‐ 7 AM
Penn Station
3
7 AM ‐ 8 AM
Penn Station
Atlantic Terminal
2
2
8 AM ‐ 9 AM
Penn Station
2
Total:
12
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Total:
1
1
3
2
4
2
4
2
1
20
% Increase Trains to Manhattan
100%
33%
100%
200%
50%
67%
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Mid‐Suffolk Yard Environmental Assessment
SAMPLE Opening Day Schedule Comparison for Environmental Analysis
Deer Park Station AM Peak Westbound Service
# Trains
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Existing AM Peak Service Destination
(Departure Time)
5:14 AM
Penn Station
5:44 AM
Penn Station
5:58 AM
Penn Station
6:23 AM
Penn Station
6:55 AM
Penn Station
7:03 AM
Penn Station
7:11 AM
Atlantic Terminal
7:16 AM
Penn Station
7:47 AM
Penn Station
7:56 AM
Atlantic Terminal
8:12 AM
Penn Station
8:46 AM
Penn Station
SAMPLE AM Peak ESA Service Plan
(Departure Time) 4:57 AM
5:34 AM
5:40 AM
6:05 AM
6:10 AM
6:52 AM
7:08 AM
7:24 AM
7:38 AM
7:55 AM
8:09 AM
8:29 AM
8:39 AM
8:42 AM
9:13 AM
8:26 AM
8:57 AM
Destination
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
# Trains
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
East Side Access is presently scheduled to open in December 2022. Train information and schedule time shown above are subject to change. Westbound AM Peak Period Destination
# of Trains
Destination
# of Trains
% Increase Trains to Manhattan
4 AM ‐ 5 AM
Penn Station
0
Grand Central Terminal
1
100%
5 AM ‐ 6 AM
Penn Station
3
6 AM ‐ 7 AM
Penn Station
2
7 AM ‐ 8 AM
Penn Station
Atlantic Terminal
3
2
8 AM ‐ 9 AM
Penn Station
2
Total:
12
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Total:
1
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
17
Departure
Existing Level of Service
SAMPLE ESA Level of Service
‐33%
100%
100%
100%
42%
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SAMPLE Opening Day Schedule Comparison for Environmental Analysis
Wyandanch Station AM Peak Westbound Service
# Trains
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Existing AM Peak Service Destination
(Departure Time)
5:19 AM
Penn Station
5:49 AM
Penn Station
6:03 AM
Penn Station
6:28 AM
Penn Station
7:00 AM
Penn Station
7:08 AM
Penn Station
7:16 AM
Atlantic Terminal
7:21 AM
Penn Station
7:52 AM
Penn Station
8:01 AM
Atlantic Terminal
8:17 AM
Penn Station
8:51 AM
Penn Station
SAMPLE AM Peak ESA Service Plan
(Departure Time) 5:02 AM
5:39 AM
5:45 AM
6:10 AM
6:15 AM
6:52 AM
7:08 AM
7:24 AM
7:38 AM
7:55 AM
8:09 AM
8:29 AM
8:39 AM
8:42 AM
9:13 AM
9:02 AM
Destination
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
# Trains
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
East Side Access is presently scheduled to open in December 2022. Train information and schedule time shown above are subject to change. Westbound AM Peak Period Existing Level of Service
Departure
Destination
# of Trains
5 AM ‐ 6 AM
Penn Station
2
6 AM ‐ 7 AM
Penn Station
2
Penn Station
Atlantic Terminal
Penn Station
Atlantic Terminal
4
1
2
1
Penn Station
0
Total:
12
7 AM ‐ 8 AM
8 AM ‐ 9 AM
9 AM ‐ 10 AM
SAMPLE ESA Level of Service
Destination
# of Trains
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Total:
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
0
16
% Increase Trains to Manhattan
50%
100%
25%
50%
100%
33%
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Mid‐Suffolk Yard Environmental Assessment
SAMPLE Opening Day Schedule Comparison for Environmental Analysis
Farmingdale Station AM Peak Westbound Service
# Trains
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Existing AM Peak Service Destination
(Departure Time)
5:25 AM
Penn Station
6:00 AM
Penn Station
6:09 AM
Penn Station
6:34 AM
Penn Station
6:57 AM
Penn Station
7:06 AM
Penn Station
7:22 AM
Atlantic Terminal
7:27 AM
Penn Station
7:58 AM
Penn Station
8:07 AM
Atlantic Terminal
8:23 AM
Penn Station
8:56 AM
Penn Station
SAMPLE AM Peak ESA Service Plan
(Departure Time) 5:08 AM
5:45 AM
5:51 AM
6:16 AM
6:21 AM
6:52 AM
7:08 AM
7:24 AM
7:38 AM
7:55 AM
8:09 AM
8:29 AM
8:39 AM
8:42 AM
9:13 AM
8:24 AM
8:34 AM
8:37 AM
9:08 AM
Destination
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
# Trains
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
East Side Access is presently scheduled to open in December 2022. Train information and schedule time shown above are subject to change. Westbound AM Peak Period Departure
Existing Level of Service
Destination
# of Trains
5 AM ‐ 6 AM
Penn Station
1
6 AM ‐ 7 AM
Penn Station
4
Penn Station
Atlantic Terminal
Penn Station
Atlantic Terminal
3
1
2
1
Penn Station
0
Total:
12
7 AM ‐ 8 AM
8 AM ‐ 9 AM
9 AM ‐ 10 AM
SAMPLE ESA Level of Service
Destination
# of Trains
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Total:
2
1
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
0
19
% Increase Trains to Manhattan
200%
25%
67%
150%
100%
58%
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SAMPLE Opening Day Schedule Comparison for Environmental Analysis
Bethpage Station AM Peak Westbound Service
# Trains
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Existing AM Peak Service Destination
(Departure Time)
5:29 AM
Penn Station
6:05 AM
Penn Station
6:13 AM
Penn Station
6:38 AM
Penn Station
7:01 AM
Penn Station
7:10 AM
Penn Station
7:27 AM
Atlantic Terminal
7:31 AM
Penn Station
7:58 AM
Penn Station
8:12 AM
Atlantic Terminal
8:27 AM
Penn Station
9:01 AM
Penn Station
SAMPLE AM Peak ESA Service Plan
(Departure Time) 5:13 AM
5:50 AM
5:57 AM
6:21 AM
6:30 AM
6:52 AM
7:08 AM
7:24 AM
7:38 AM
7:55 AM
8:09 AM
8:29 AM
8:39 AM
8:42 AM
9:13 AM
Destination
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
# Trains
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
East Side Access is presently scheduled to open in December 2022. Train information and schedule time shown above are subject to change. Westbound AM Peak Period Existing Level of Service
Departure
Destination
# of Trains
5 AM ‐ 6 AM
Penn Station
1
6 AM ‐ 7 AM
Penn Station
3
Penn Station
Atlantic Terminal
Penn Station
Atlantic Terminal
4
1
1
1
Penn Station
1
Total:
12
7 AM ‐ 8 AM
8 AM ‐ 9 AM
9 AM ‐ 10 AM
SAMPLE ESA Level of Service
Destination
# of Trains
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Grand Central Terminal
Penn Station
Total:
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
15
% Increase Trains to Manhattan
200%
0%
0%
300%
0%
25%