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According to the LIRR, a broken rail near the Wantagh station is causing lots of trains cancellations in both directions along the Babylon branch.
This is not the first problem this week with the LIRR. All week News 12 has been covering the weather-related issues with trains. There were several delays and cancellations due to the weather-related issues.
Every branch but two were affected during Wednesday morning's commute mostly because of weather related switch problems and equipment shortages. Riders also faced delays and cancellations on Tuesday.
LIRR president Rob Free blamed the extreme cold and said most trains ran with more than 97% of trips completed on Tuesday.
Crews are working to repair the broken rail near Wantagh.
MTA urging commuters to check the Train Time app.