Long Island Rail Road crews this weekend, October 20 and 21, 2018, will perform routine rail safety testing on the Port Washington Branch in the railroad’s ongoing efforts to ensure continued safety and service reliability.

The rail safety tests are performed by the Sperry Rail Car, a self-propelled train car fitted with ultrasonic and induction test equipment and is designed to detect internal defects inside the running rails that are not readily visible to the eye. Defects that are found will be corrected immediately by LIRR track maintenance workers.

To allow this important work to take place, buses will substitute for trains on the Port Washington Branch between Great Neck and Port Washington during this time. Details on service changes are below.

Port Washington Branch -- Special Timetable Here -- Saturday and Sunday, October 20-21, 2018

Buses will substitute for trains between Great Neck and Port Washington.

Eastbound: Passengers traveling to Manhasset, Plandome or Port Washington will board a bus or a van at Great Neck to their destination. Passengers will arrive up to 25 minutes later, depending upon destination). Local van service will also be provided.

Westbound: Passengers traveling from stations Port Washington, Plandome, or Manhasset will board a bus or a van at their station up to 25 minutes earlier than normal to Great Neck, where train service will resume. Local van service will also be provided.