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Buses to Replace LIRR Trains on Lines East

The brush fire will prevent trains from running from Ronkonkoma to Greenport.

Bus service will replace all Long Island Railroad's eastern lines Tuesday morning, according to the MTA. 

An MTA spokesman said that due to the , the Ronkonkoma line to Greenport has now been replaced with buses. The line was shut down at 6:53 p.m. on Monday, with its last stop in Yapank

The Montauk line will also have bus service, however, the buses are not related to the fire —  the line was scheduled to bus customers Tuesday through Friday while workers continue to uin Hampton Bays. Similar outages are scheduled for April 17 through April 20, and April 24 through April 27. For additional information, click here.  

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