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UPDATE: LIRR Resumes East End Service After Overpass In Southampton Damaged By Truck

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LIRR crews examine the bridge on Monday afternoon that was damaged on Hill Station Road over the weekend.

LIRR crews examine the bridge on Monday afternoon that was damaged on Hill Station Road over the weekend.

A train goes over the damaged bridge on Hill Station Road on Monday afternoon.

A train goes over the damaged bridge on Hill Station Road on Monday afternoon.

A train goes over the damaged bridge on Hill Station Road on Monday afternoon.

A train goes over the damaged bridge on Hill Station Road on Monday afternoon.

LIRR crews examine the bridge on Monday afternoon that was damaged on Hill Station Road over the weekend.

LIRR crews examine the bridge on Monday afternoon that was damaged on Hill Station Road over the weekend.

The MTA is reported that bus service replaced train service in both directions between Speonk and Montauk

The MTA is reported that bus service replaced train service in both directions between Speonk and Montauk

after a truck hit this overpass on Hill Station Road in Southampton Friday night damaging it so severly

after a truck hit this overpass on Hill Station Road in Southampton Friday night damaging it so severly

By Rohma Abbas on Apr 23, 2011
An accident that damaged the Long Island Rail Road overpass on Hills Station Road in Southampton temporarily halted weekend rail traffic and could close the road for up to a... more

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