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LIRR To Offer Early Morning Rush Hour Service From Southampton To Manhattan

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The Southampton Train Station. VALERIE GORDON

The Southampton Train Station. VALERIE GORDON

The Southampton Train Station. VALERIE GORDON

The Southampton Train Station. VALERIE GORDON

The Southampton Train Station. VALERIE GORDON

The Southampton Train Station. VALERIE GORDON

The Southampton Train Station. VALERIE GORDON

The Southampton Train Station. VALERIE GORDON

authorValerie Gordon on May 9, 2018
East End residents who live closer to Southampton will no longer need to travel 21 miles to Speonk to catch a non-stop early-morning train into Penn Station. As of May... more

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