Babylon Station Fatality Impacting Local Train Commute

The Long Island Railroad is advising commuters using the Montauk and Babylon branch lines to use alternate routes as a fatality at the Babylon station is causing delays and train service cancellations.

The MTA bulletin, posted at on its website, states the following:

Customers should allow extra travel time & anticipate delays and possible cancellations.

Here's the latest update on train times on the Babylon branch:

• The 4:16PM train from Atlantic Terminal due Babylon at 5:28PM, is canceled in Atlantic Terminal because of congestion in Babylon from a police investigation.
• The 4:34PM train from Penn due Babylon at 5:39PM, is canceled because of congestion caused by a police investigation of an unauthorized person on the tracks in Babylon.  Customers will be accommodated by the 4:37PM train from Penn due Babylon at 5:52PM, making all combined stops.
• The 4:52PM train from Penn due Babylon at 5:55PM, is canceled because of congestion caused by a police investigation of a fatality at Babylon Station.  Customers will be accommodated by the 5:03PM train from Penn due Wantagh at 5:53PM, making all combined stops to Babylon.
• The 5:13PM train from Penn due Babylon at 6:19PM, is canceled because of congestion caused by a police investigation of a fatality at Babylon Station.  Customers will be accommodated by the 5:19PM train from Penn due Wantagh at 6:06PM, making all combined stops to Babylon.
• The 5:36PM train from Penn due Babylon at 6:40PM, is canceled because of a police investigation of a fatality at Babylon Station. Customers will be accommodated by the 5:40PM train from Penn due Seaford at 6:30PM, making all combined stops to Babylon.